languorous

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US /ˈlæŋ(ɡ)ərəs/ UK /ˈlæŋɡərəs/
adj Freq #92832

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    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.

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Synonyms
1 adj · lacking energy, spirit,... adiaphroisticapatheticapathisticalblaséblithecooldeafdispassionate

Etymology

From Middle French langoreux.

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