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languishment

languishment noun: the state of languishing.

Noun

languishment (countable and uncountable, plural languishments)

  1. The state of languishing.
  2. Tenderness of look or mien; amorous pensiveness.

Forms of languishment

plurallanguishments

Origin of languishment

From languish + -ment.

Questions about languishment

What does languishment mean?
Languishment means the state of languishing.
What part of speech is languishment?
Languishment is a noun.
What is the plural of languishment?
The plural of languishment is languishments.

Words near languishment in the dictionary

  1. languishest
  2. languisheth
  3. languishing
  4. languishingly
  5. languishings
  6. languishment
  7. languishments
  8. languishness
  9. languisht
  10. languist
  11. languistics

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