lan|guid

lan|guid
lan|guid «LANG gwihd», adjective.
1. feeling weak; without energy; drooping: »

A hot, sticky day makes a person feel languid.

SYNONYM(S): weary, fatigued, exhausted.
2. without interest or enthusiasm; indifferent: »

The lazy boy felt too languid to do anything.

SYNONYM(S): listless, spiritless, apathetic.
3. not brisk or lively; sluggish; dull: »

languid competition.

4. without force or effectiveness: »

a languid narrative, a languid style.

[< Latin languidus < languēre be faint, related to laxus lax]
lan´guid|ly, adverb.
lan´guid-ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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