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BNC: 34080 COCA: 30872

languor

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
languor /ˈlæŋgɚ/ noun
languor
/ˈlæŋgɚ/
noun
Learner's definition of LANGUOR
literary
: a state of feeling tired and relaxed倦怠;慵懒
[noncount]
[singular]

— languorous

/ˈlæŋgərəs/ adjective

— languorously

adverb
BNC: 34080 COCA: 30872

languor

noun

lan·​guor ˈlaŋ-gər How to pronounce languor (audio)
 also  -ər
1
: weakness or weariness of body or mind
the languor of convalescence
2
: listless indolence or inertia
languor brought on by a hot summer afternoon
Choose the Right Synonym for languor

lethargy, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpor mean physical or mental inertness.

lethargy implies such drowsiness or aversion to activity as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs.

months of lethargy followed my accident

languor suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love.

languor induced by a tropical vacation

lassitude stresses listlessness or indifference resulting from fatigue or poor health.

a depression marked by lassitude

stupor implies a deadening of the mind and senses by shock, narcotics, or intoxicants.

lapsed into an alcoholic stupor

torpor implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness.

a once alert mind now in a torpor

Example Sentences

They enjoyed the languor brought on by a hot summer afternoon. They felt an indefinable languor.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French langur, from Latin languor, from languēre

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of languor was in 1646
BNC: 34080 COCA: 30872

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