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- Dictionarylanguorous/ˈlaŋɡ(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. characterized by tiredness or inactivity, especially of a pleasurable kind: "summer has a slow, languorous feel to it here"
- 2. characterized by an oppressive stillness: "the atmosphere is languorous and sultry"
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LANGUOROUS definition: 1. mentally or physically tired or not active, in a way that feels or looks pleasant: 2. mentally…. Learn more.
The meaning of LANGUOROUS is producing or tending to produce languor. How to use languorous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Languorous.
When someone is languorous, she’s lying around, daydreaming, possibly fanning herself lazily. It’s a little self-indulgent. Languorous refers to a certain kind of mood everyone gets in sometimes — when you'd rather lie around thinking than doing work or having fun.
If you describe an activity as languorous, you mean that it is lazy, relaxed, and not energetic, usually in a pleasant way. [ literary ] ...languorous morning coffees on the terrace.
LANGUOROUS meaning: 1. mentally or physically tired or not active, in a way that feels or looks pleasant: 2. mentally…. Learn more.
LANGUOR definition: 1. pleasant mental or physical tiredness or lack of activity: 2. pleasant mental or physical…. Learn more.
Definition of languorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Languorous definition: characterized by languor; languid.. See examples of LANGUOROUS used in a sentence.
1. Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness: "the languor of the men, induced by the heat" (Herman Melville). See Synonyms at lethargy. 2. A dreamy, lazy, or sensual quality, as of expression: "the clarity of her complexion, the length and languor of her eyelashes" (Jhumpa Lahiri). 3.
May 21, 2024 · languorous (comparative more languorous, superlative most languorous) lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.
