Antonyms for languorous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : lang-ger-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæŋ gər əs

hurried

Definition of languorous

Origin : late 15c., "mournful," from Old French langoros (11c.), from langor (see languor). Meaning "suggestive of languor" is from 1821. Related: Languorously; languorousness.

adj languid

Example sentences :

On through the languorous May warmth travelled westward the long column.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

To be likened to the languorous effects of some almost stimulating drug.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

The freshness of the morning had passed and a languorous mist had fallen.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various

The air was languorous with the scent of jasmin and orange-blossoms.
Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry

His breath came quicker; his eyes were languorous and teasing.
Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner

And that he admired his own languorous ways there is no doubt.
Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 » by Elbert Hubbard

The air, which should have been full of the twittering of birds, was heavy and languorous.
Extract from : « The Sleeping Beauty » by C. S. Evans

Warmer grew the air with a languorous, permeating fragrance.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old San Francisco » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

And for her the languorous bright afternoon had lost its charm.
Extract from : « Saturday's Child » by Kathleen Norris

A languorous indolence, bred of the mountains, possessed her as an ecstasy.
Extract from : « The Garden of Swords » by Max Pemberton

Synonyms for languorous

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