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Definition of Languid
1. Adjective. Lacking spirit or liveliness. "A hot languorous afternoon"
Similar to: Lethargic, Unenrgetic
Derivative terms: Dreaminess, Languor
Definition of Languid
1. a. Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; indisposed to exertion; without animation; weak; weary; heavy; dull.
Definition of Languid
1. lacking in vigor or vitality [adj]
Medical Definition of Languid
1. 1. Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; indisposed to exertion; without animation; weak; weary; heavy; dull. " Languid, powerless limbs. " "Fire their languid souls with Cato's virtue." (Addison) 2. Slow in progress; tardy. " No motion so swift or languid." 3. Promoting or indicating weakness or heaviness; as, a languid day. "Feebly she laugheth in the languid moon." (Keats) "Their idleness, aimless and languid airs." (W. Black) Synonym: Feeble, weak, faint, sickly, pining, exhausted, weary, listless, heavy, dull, heartless. Languidly, Languidness. Origin: L. Languidus, fr. Languere to be faint or languid: cf. F. Languide. See Languish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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