Meaning of LANGUOROUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'langgurus
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[adj] lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" |
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LANGUOROUS is a 10 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | dreamy, lackadaisical, languid, lethargic, unergetic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lan"guor*ous\, a. [From {Languor}: cf. F.
langoureux.]
Producing, or tending to produce, languor; characterized by
languor. [Obs. or Poetic]
Whom late I left in languorous constraint. --Spenser.
To wile the length from languorous hours, and draw The
sting from pain. --Tennyson.
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