languid

adjective

lan·guid ˈlaŋ-gwəd How to pronounce languid (audio)

: drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak

arms too languid with happiness to embrace him

John Galsworthy

: sluggish in character or disposition : listless

proceeded at a languid pace

: lacking force or quickness of movement : slow

languidly adverb

languidness noun

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What Is the Difference Between languid and languorous?

The letter L holds claim to a payload of words in English that connote a lack of energy or enthusiasm. Two of them—languid and languorous—derive from the same source, the Latin verb languēre ("to languish"). Languid describes the kind of sluggishness that one often experiences from fatigue or weakness ("the illness left her feeling languid"). Languorous applies more to someone who just doesn't feel the will to get up and do anything ("he felt languorous on a rainy Sunday afternoon"). There is also lackadaisical, which implies a halfhearted effort given from lack of care ("lackadaisical seniors just floating along until graduation"), as well as listless, which suggests a lack of spirit caused by physical weakness, dissatisfaction, or sadness ("she was listless for a few weeks following the breakup").

Example Sentences

They proceeded at a languid pace. It was a hot, languid summer day.

Recent Examples on the Web Where Porset’s design was all languid curves, the Sartorii responds with angular geometries: two intersecting planes of oiled or varnished walnut topped by a flat, leather cushion.

Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021 The Lyriq feels at its best in Touring Mode with everything set to its most relaxed and languid.

Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 28 June 2022 Critics say the central bank's languid approach allowed inflation to fester.

Lucy Bayly, CNN, 11 July 2022 On Sometimes, Forever, every languid lyric and opaque melody feels strategically placed with care and concern.

Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2022 Anyone can craft a carefree summer party anthem, but it’s a far tougher task to harness all of the breezy, languid textures of the warmer months in service of melancholy, introspection and doubt.

Andrew Barker, Variety, 24 June 2022 Its leisurely, languid locomotion helps the robot avoid suspicion and fulfill its mission, deputy editor Courtney Linder wrote in May 2021.

Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2022 Lamenting his inability to spend more time with his lover, as well as wishing for the means to stop time in its tracks, Cuco delivers the wistful, sentimental lyrics in a languid manner indicative of his humanly limitations.

Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 31 May 2022 The suspense, however, is dissipated by languid pacing, repetitive shots of figures in the landscape and heavily pregnant pauses.

Joe Leydon, Variety, 12 May 2022 See More

languid

adjective

as in languorous

lacking bodily energy or motivation a few languid dancers swayed about on the dance floor without much enthusiasm

Synonyms & Similar Words

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languorous
listless
exhausted
tired
lackadaisical
enervated
spiritless
limp
sleepy
languishing
weak
lazy
weary
indolent
slothful
torpid
sluggish
feeble
lethargic
phlegmatic
careless
dull
logy
stolid
indifferent
impassive
apathetic
thoughtless
frail
heedless
loggy
inert
knackered
inactive
unwary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

energetic
ambitious
active
dynamic
animated
kinetic
industrious
enterprising
motivated
lively
eager
enthusiastic
vivacious
cheerful
perky
avid
pumped
keen
sleepless
watchful
up
dapper
vigilant
awake
chipper
alert
open-eyed
wide-awake
agog

as in weak

lacking bodily strength the tired athlete's languid movements on the tennis court

Synonyms & Similar Words

weak
feeble
weakened
frail
enervated
soft
slight
asthenic
enfeebled
faint
tired
debilitated
softened
exhausted
effete
unsubstantial
sapped
infirm
tender
paralyzed
wimpy
delicate
low
disabled
wasted
weary
prostrated
prostrate
vulnerable
wimpish
incapacitated
fragile
injured
down-and-out
unsteady
drained
challenged
impotent
decrepit
rocky
dizzy
groggy
woozy
lame
impaired
powerless
invalid
damaged
flimsy
resistless
broken-down
hurt
susceptible
flagging
yielding
worn-out
unsound
breakable
unresistant
harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

powerful
strong
sinewy
muscular
mighty
virile
lusty
athletic
rugged
stout
stalwart
husky
beefy
robust
vigorous
brawny
energetic
fit
hard
sturdy
hardy
tough
strapping
hardened
sound
healthy
vitalized
strengthened
fortified
energized
competent
toughened
capable
red-blooded
inured
hale
invigorated
able-bodied
recovering
convalescing
recuperating

as in leisurely

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed the film's languid pace will not be to the taste of many moviegoers

Synonyms & Similar Words

leisurely
slow
unhurried
sluggish
dawdling
dilatory
pokey
creeping
dallying
lagging
dragging
poky
laggard
slowing
snail-paced
tardy
crawling
poking
lethargic
dillydallying
deliberate
ambling
lingering
snaillike
lounging
plodding
inert
loafing
tarrying
measured
loitering
inactive
shuffling
strolling
heavy-footed
inching
decelerating
slow-footed
stalling
procrastinating
filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rapid
brisk
swift
breathless
speedy
hasty
quick
breakneck
snappy
dizzy
rushing
fast
whirlwind
whirling
meteoric
lightning
racing
hurrying
running
expeditious
speeding
fleet
flying
ready
rocketing
scudding
prompt
bolting
quickened
accelerated
hurried
careering
barreling
zipping
scurrying
hastened
scooting
warp-speed
whisking
rushed

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of languid are lackadaisical, languorous, listless, and spiritless. While all these words mean "lacking energy or enthusiasm," languid refers to an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness.

was depressed and languid for weeks after surgery

The synonyms lackadaisical and languid are sometimes interchangeable, but lackadaisical implies a carefree indifference marked by half-hearted efforts.

lackadaisical college seniors pretending to study

While the synonyms languorous and languid are close in meaning, languorous suggests a dreamy boredom and delicacy that avoids unnecessary activity.

languorous cats lying in the sun

The words listless and languid are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, listless suggests a lack of interest caused by physical weakness or dissatisfied boredom.

listless hospital patients

listless children flipping through picture books on a rainy day

Although the words spiritless and languid have much in common, spiritless refers to a lack of animation or vigor that gives one's actions and words life.

a spiritless recital of the poem

单词	languid
释义	languid adjective lan·guid ˈlaŋ-gwəd 1 : drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak arms too languid with happiness to embrace him John Galsworthy 2 : sluggish in character or disposition : listless proceeded at a languid pace 3 : lacking force or quickness of movement : slow languidly adverb languidness noun Did you know? What Is the Difference Between languid and languorous? The letter L holds claim to a payload of words in English that connote a lack of energy or enthusiasm. Two of them—languid and languorous—derive from the same source, the Latin verb languēre ("to languish"). Languid describes the kind of sluggishness that one often experiences from fatigue or weakness ("the illness left her feeling languid"). Languorous applies more to someone who just doesn't feel the will to get up and do anything ("he felt languorous on a rainy Sunday afternoon"). There is also lackadaisical, which implies a halfhearted effort given from lack of care ("lackadaisical seniors just floating along until graduation"), as well as listless, which suggests a lack of spirit caused by physical weakness, dissatisfaction, or sadness ("she was listless for a few weeks following the breakup"). Synonyms enervated lackadaisical languishing languorous limp listless spiritless See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They proceeded at a languid pace. It was a hot, languid summer day. Recent Examples on the Web Where Porset’s design was all languid curves, the Sartorii responds with angular geometries: two intersecting planes of oiled or varnished walnut topped by a flat, leather cushion. Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021 The Lyriq feels at its best in Touring Mode with everything set to its most relaxed and languid. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 28 June 2022 Critics say the central bank's languid approach allowed inflation to fester. Lucy Bayly, CNN, 11 July 2022 On Sometimes, Forever, every languid lyric and opaque melody feels strategically placed with care and concern. Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2022 Anyone can craft a carefree summer party anthem, but it’s a far tougher task to harness all of the breezy, languid textures of the warmer months in service of melancholy, introspection and doubt. Andrew Barker, Variety, 24 June 2022 Its leisurely, languid locomotion helps the robot avoid suspicion and fulfill its mission, deputy editor Courtney Linder wrote in May 2021. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2022 Lamenting his inability to spend more time with his lover, as well as wishing for the means to stop time in its tracks, Cuco delivers the wistful, sentimental lyrics in a languid manner indicative of his humanly limitations. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 31 May 2022 The suspense, however, is dissipated by languid pacing, repetitive shots of figures in the landscape and heavily pregnant pauses. Joe Leydon, Variety, 12 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle French languide, from Latin languidus, from languēre to languish — more at slack First Known Use 1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition languid adjective lan·guid ˈlaŋ-gwəd 1 : having very little strength, energy, or spirit a pale languid boy 2 : having a slow and relaxed quality a languid pace languid adjective 1 as in languorous lacking bodily energy or motivation a few languid dancers swayed about on the dance floor without much enthusiasm Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance languorous listless exhausted tired lackadaisical enervated spiritless limp sleepy languishing weak lazy weary indolent slothful torpid sluggish feeble lethargic phlegmatic careless dull logy stolid indifferent impassive apathetic thoughtless frail heedless loggy inert knackered inactive unwary Antonyms & Near Antonyms energetic ambitious active dynamic animated kinetic industrious enterprising motivated lively eager enthusiastic vivacious cheerful perky avid pumped keen sleepless watchful up dapper vigilant awake chipper alert open-eyed wide-awake agog See More 2 as in weak lacking bodily strength the tired athlete's languid movements on the tennis court Synonyms & Similar Words weak feeble weakened frail enervated soft slight asthenic enfeebled faint tired debilitated softened exhausted effete unsubstantial sapped infirm tender paralyzed wimpy delicate low disabled wasted weary prostrated prostrate vulnerable wimpish incapacitated fragile injured down-and-out unsteady drained challenged impotent decrepit rocky dizzy groggy woozy lame impaired powerless invalid damaged flimsy resistless broken-down hurt susceptible flagging yielding worn-out unsound breakable unresistant harmed Antonyms & Near Antonyms powerful strong sinewy muscular mighty virile lusty athletic rugged stout stalwart husky beefy robust vigorous brawny energetic fit hard sturdy hardy tough strapping hardened sound healthy vitalized strengthened fortified energized competent toughened capable red-blooded inured hale invigorated able-bodied recovering convalescing recuperating See More 3 as in leisurely moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed the film's languid pace will not be to the taste of many moviegoers Synonyms & Similar Words leisurely slow unhurried sluggish dawdling dilatory pokey creeping dallying lagging dragging poky laggard slowing snail-paced tardy crawling poking lethargic dillydallying deliberate ambling lingering snaillike lounging plodding inert loafing tarrying measured loitering inactive shuffling strolling heavy-footed inching decelerating slow-footed stalling procrastinating filibustering Antonyms & Near Antonyms rapid brisk swift breathless speedy hasty quick breakneck snappy dizzy rushing fast whirlwind whirling meteoric lightning racing hurrying running expeditious speeding fleet flying ready rocketing scudding prompt bolting quickened accelerated hurried careering barreling zipping scurrying hastened scooting warp-speed whisking rushed See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of languid are lackadaisical, languorous, listless, and spiritless. While all these words mean "lacking energy or enthusiasm," languid refers to an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness. was depressed and languid for weeks after surgery The synonyms lackadaisical and languid are sometimes interchangeable, but lackadaisical implies a carefree indifference marked by half-hearted efforts. lackadaisical college seniors pretending to study While the synonyms languorous and languid are close in meaning, languorous suggests a dreamy boredom and delicacy that avoids unnecessary activity. languorous cats lying in the sun The words listless and languid are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, listless suggests a lack of interest caused by physical weakness or dissatisfied boredom. listless hospital patients listless children flipping through picture books on a rainy day Although the words spiritless and languid have much in common, spiritless refers to a lack of animation or vigor that gives one's actions and words life. a spiritless recital of the poem
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