languorous
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8.6
- adjective
- /ˈlæŋɡərəs/
:
lánguido
- The film had a languorous pace that allowed the audience to savor each moment.
- languorous ease
- languorous pace
- languorous drag
Examples
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Graying and worn, he has the languorous, easy gait of the long-time lover.
Fiction book (1991) -
Lukas took a long, languorous yawn and stretched widely as he scanned the garden.
Fiction book (1992) -
But on her upper arm, the transition is as slow and languorous as one could possibly imagine.
Blog text (26) -
When she reached the water, it parted with languorous ease, then closed over her just as easily.
Fiction book (1990) -
In these languorous descriptions, the clock time marked elsewhere in the novel seems to disappear altogether.
Academic text (2016) -
That's on account of their warm, languorous southern temperament.
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All of them were flushed and moist, languorous in the heat.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her body gave off thin, languorous heat and a sense of benign inattention.
Fiction book (1995) -
When she finally awakened in the late morning, it was with the languorous ease of a well-fed feline.
Fiction book (1992) -
But, inevitably, languorous mornings over coffee and strudel gave way to the alarm clock and the metronome.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
15
5.3
Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy
13
3.3
Looks lost in thought and not paying attention
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7.7
Moving or acting slowly because you lack energy
1
7.3
Looking dreamy and lost in thought, not paying attention
Calm and quiet in a way that makes you feel sleepy
A calm, quiet mood that makes you feel sleepy
Having a sleepy, calm feeling that makes you relax
Being dreamy and often lost in romantic thoughts
Antonyms
How Languid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Languorous comes from the same family as languor and languish, and from an old Latin word languere meaning 'to be weak' or 'tired'. So a languorous feeling is a slow, dreamy kind of tiredness, pleasant and relaxed rather than active.