languorous
Syllables: lan·guo·rous/ˈlæŋɡərəs/US/ˈlæŋ(ɡ)(ə)rəs/
languorous adjective: lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.
Adjective
languorous (comparative more languorous, superlative most languorous)
- lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.
- The atmosphere beneath is languorous, and is so tinged with azure that what artists call the middle distance partakes also of that hue, while the horizon beyond is of the deepest ultramarine.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 12
- Warm as a Lesbian valley's afternoon Made langourous ^([sic]) with June1911, George Sterling, The House of Orchids
- Synonyms:
- listless, unenthusiastic, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless
languorous meaning in Tamil
languorous in Tamil
- மந்தமான, சோம்பலான, உற்சாகமற்ற, களையிழந்த, சோம்பல் ஏற்படுத்தும், ஓய்வான
Synonyms of languorous
- listless
- unenthusiastic
- adiaphroistic
- apathetic
- apathistical
- blasé
- blithe
- deaf
- cool
- shiftless
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Forms of languorous
| comparative | more languorous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most languorous |
| alternative form | langorous |
| alternative form | langourous |
| alternative form | languourous |
Origin of languorous
From Middle French langoreux.
Words formed from languorous
Questions about languorous
- What does languorous mean?
- Languorous means lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.
- What is languorous in Tamil?
- Languorous in Tamil is மந்தமான, சோம்பலான, உற்சாகமற்ற. See Languorous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is languorous?
- Languorous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce languorous?
- Languorous is pronounced /ˈlæŋɡərəs/ (UK).
Words near languorous in the dictionary
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