Languid
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈlæŋ.gwɪd/
Origin
From Latin languidus ("faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid").
Full definition of languid
Adjective
languid
- Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping or flagging from weakness, fatigue, or lack of energy; indisposed to exertion; sluggish; relaxed: as, languid movements; languid breathing.
- — As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.
- Jane Austen — I was languid and dull and very bad company when I wrote the above; I am better now, to my own feelings at least, and wish I may be more agreeable.
- Heavy; dull; dragging; wanting spirit or animation; listless; apathetic.