languorous

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languorous

  • /ˈlæŋɡərəs/ UK
  • /ˈlæŋ(ɡ)(ə)rəs/ US

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From Middle French langoreux.

adjective more languorous · most languorous · langorous · langourous · languourous

  1. lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical. The atmosphere beneath is languorous, and is so tinged with azure that what artists call the middle distance partakes also of that hue, while the horizon beyond is of the deepest ultramarine.

    Similar: listless, unenthusiastic, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull

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adj lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical

Españollánguido
Françaislangoureux
Ελληνικάάτονος átonos, νωθρός nothrós
Русскийвя́лый vjályj

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@misc{languorous_2026,
  title = {languorous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/languorous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}