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   Lan·guor·ous

   /ˈlaNG(ɡ)(ə)rəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. characterized by tiredness or inactivity, especially of a pleasurable kind: "summer has a slow, languorous feel to it here"
   • 2. characterized by an oppressive stillness: "the atmosphere is languorous and sultry"

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   • 1. languorously adverb

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   What is languorous adjective?

   • pleasantly lazy and without energy Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. Definition of languorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does languid mean?

   • From Middle French langoreux . languorous ( comparative more languorous, superlative most languorous) lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical .

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   What does it mean if an activity is languorous?

   • If you describe an activity as languorous, you mean that it is lazy, relaxed, and not energetic, usually in a pleasant way. ...languorous morning coffees on the terrace. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   Where did the word languorous come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective languorous is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for languorous is from around 1475, in Chartier's Quadrilogue. languorous is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French langorous, langoureux.

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   What does the adjective languorous mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective languorous , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Define languorous. languorous synonyms, languorous pronunciation, languorous translation, English dictionary definition of languorous. n. 1. Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness: "the languor of the men, induced by the heat" . See Synonyms at lethargy. 2. A dreamy, lazy, or...

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   Languorous definition: Lacking energy , spirit , liveliness or vitality ; languid , lackadaisical. .

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   If you describe an activity as languorous, you mean that it is lazy, relaxed, and not energetic, usually in a pleasant way.

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   May 21, 2024 · languorous (comparative more languorous, superlative most languorous) lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.

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