lan·guish

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• lan´guish|er — lan|guish «LANG gwihsh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to grow weak; become weary; droop: »The flowers languished from lack of water. SYNONYM(S): wither, fade. 2. to become weak or wasted through pain, hunger, or other suffering; suffer under any… …   Useful english dictionary

• lan|guish — «LANG gwihsh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to grow weak; become weary; droop: »The flowers languished from lack of water. SYNONYM(S): wither, fade. 2. to become weak or wasted through pain, hunger, or other suffering; suffer under any unfavorable… …   Useful english dictionary

• lan´guish|ing|ly — lan|guish|ing «LANG gwih shihng», adjective. 1. drooping as with longing. SYNONYM(S): languid, faint, languorous. 2. tender; sentimental; loving: »languishing glances. 3. lasting; …   Useful english dictionary

• lan|guish|ing — «LANG gwih shihng», adjective. 1. drooping as with longing. SYNONYM(S): languid, faint, languorous. 2. tender; sentimental; loving: »languishing glances. 3. lasting; …   Useful english dictionary

• lan|guish|ment — «LANG gwihsh muhnt», noun. 1. a languishing: »Yet do I sometimes feel a languishment For skies Italian (Keats). 2. a drooping, pining condition. 3. a languishing look or manner …   Useful english dictionary

• lan — lan·ac; lan·ark·ite; lan·ark·shire; lan·as; lan·cas·ter; lan·cas·te·ri·an; lan·ce·o·lar; lan·ce·o·late; lan·cet; lan·cet·ed; lan·cha; lan·chow; lan·ci·form; lan·ci·nate; lan·dau; lan·dau·let; lan·des·ite; lan·dol·phia; lan·dry s; lan·ga·ha;… …   English syllables

• guish — dis·tin·guish; dis·tin·guish·abil·i·ty; dis·tin·guish·able; dis·tin·guish·ably; ex·tin·guish; ex·tin·guish·able; ex·tin·guish·ant; ex·tin·guish·er; ex·tin·guish·ment; lan·guish·er; lan·guish·ing; lan·guish·ing·ly; lan·guish·ment; va·guish;… …   English syllables

• languish — lan·guish …   English syllables

• languisher — lan·guish·er …   English syllables

• languish — lan•guish [[t]ˈlæŋ gwɪʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade 2) to lose vigor and vitality 3) to suffer neglect, distress, or hardship: to languish in prison[/ex] 4) to pine with desire or longing 5) to assume an expression… …   From formal English to slang