Complete Definition of "languid"

English

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping or flagging from weakness, fatigue, or lack of energy; indisposed to exertion; sluggish; relaxed: as, languid movements; languid breathing.

#* q:Jonathan Swift|Jonathan Swift — As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.

  1. Heavy; dull; dragging; wanting spirit or animation; listless; apathetic.

Synonyms
exhausted
faint
listless
weak
weary

Related terms
languish
languor
languorous

References
R:Century 1911

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