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languorous Definition


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languor
noun
    1. A feeling of dullness or lack of energy.
      Thesaurus: lassitude, drowsiness, inertia, lethargy, torpor, listlessness, indolence, fatigue, heaviness; Antonym: alacrity, gusto.
    2. Tender softness or sentiment.
    3. A stuffy suffocating atmosphere or stillness.
Derivative: languorous
adj
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin languere to grow faint.



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