lan·guor (l
ng
g
r, lngr)
n.
1. Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness. See Synonyms at lethargy.
2. A dreamy, lazy mood or quality: “It was hot, yet with a sweet languor about it” Theodore Dreiser.
3. Oppressive quiet or stillness.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from langu
re, to be languid; see languish.]
languor·ous adj.
languor·ous·ly adv.
languor·ous·ness n.
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languorous – lacking spirit or liveliness; “a lackadaisical attempt”; “a languid mood”; “a languid wave of the hand”; “a hot languorous afternoon”
lethargic, unenrgetic – deficient in alertness or activity; “bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights”
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