languorous

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlæŋ(ɡ)ərəs/ UK /ˈlæŋɡərəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #92832

Meanings

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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,... adiaphroisticapathetic apathistical blasé blithe cool deaf dispassionate

Etymology

From Middle French langoreux.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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