Word Frequency
languor (ˈlæŋɡə
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Definitions
noun
- physical or mental laziness or weariness
- a feeling of dreaminess and relaxation
- oppressive silence or stillness
Word Origin
C14 langour, via Old French from Latin languor, from languēre to languish; the modern spelling is directly from LatinSynonyms
View thesaurus entryExample Sentences Including 'languor'
And what the future held... In pleasurable languor Anita let her daydreams come.Death and Transfiguration
She is trapped, a painter's beauty redolent of the languor of the past, caught fast in the cage of fashion.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The air had grown balmier of late, and despite his recent agitation, he felt a kind of languor creep upon him.EVERVILLE (2001)
The prosecution rests with a languor that would make Lorenzo Amoruso look hyperactive.Glasgow Herald (2001)
There was something about their languor that put Grillo in mind of addicts who'd just found a fix.THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)
Up to now, the most discerning travellers have had to settle for the smoky languor of the Holt or the sprightly decadence of the Borg.Globe and Mail (2003)
When necessitated by pain and languor to limit her exertions, her unfeeling employers accused her of negligence.PERDITA: The Life of Mary Robinson (2004)
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