Synonyms for languorous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : lang-ger-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæŋ gər əs |
Top 10 synonyms for languorous Other synonyms for the word languorous
- energyless
- enervated
- faint
- feeble
- flagging
- heavy
- impassive
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- infirm
- languishing
- lazy
- leaden
- lethargic
- limp
- listless
- lymphatic
- moony
- nebbish
- phlegmatic
- pining
- sickly
- sleepyhead
- slow
- sluggish
- snoozy
- spiritless
- supine
- torpid
- unconcerned
- unenthusiastic
- uninterested
- weak
- weary
- wimpy
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for languorous
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