US /ˈlæŋɡwɪd/ UK /ˈlæŋɡwɪd/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    displaying a pleasant lack of energy or a relaxed slowness

    They spent a languid afternoon dozing by the river.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · displaying a pleasant lack... listlesslethargiclanguoroussluggishtorpidrelaxedunhurried
Word family
Forms languidly
Derived forms languidlylanguidness
Related forms languishlanguor

Etymology

From Middle French languide, from Latin languidus ('faint, weak'), from languere ('to be faint or weary').

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