languid
Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or…Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
» She cast long, languid glances at him.
Значение
значений: 7Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
Of a person or their movement: showing a dislike for physical effort; leisurely, unhurried.
Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.
träge, matt
то́мныйtómnyj, вя́лыйvjályj
кволийkvolyj
Of a colour: not bright; dull, muted.
Of an idea, writing, etc.: dull, uninteresting.
апати́чныйapatíčnyj, безжи́зненныйbezžíznennyj, вя́лыйvjályj
Of a period of time: characterized by lack of activity; pleasant and relaxed; unstressful.
Of a thing: lacking energy, liveliness, or strength; inactive, slow-moving, weak.
languid breathing languid movements
lacking spirit or liveliness
Примеры
предложений: 3She cast long, languid glances at him.
His wife was shrill, languid, handsome and horrible.
It's the village of languid people, who face down, who stomach up: what could it be?
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 2
По значениям 1
Происхождение
Borrowed from Middle French languide (“fatigued, weak; apathetic, indifferent”) (modern FrBorrowed from Middle French languide (“fatigued, weak; apathetic, indifferent”) (modern French languide), or from its etymon Latin languidus (“faint, weak; dull; slow, sluggish; ill, sick, unwell; (figuratively) inactive, inert, listless”), from langueō (“to be faint or weak; (figuratively) to be idle, inactive, or listless”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-, *(s)leh₁g- (“to weaken”)) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’ forming adjectives). See also the related languish.
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Формы
more languid, most languid| Сравнительная степень | more languid Урок |
|---|---|
| Превосходная степень | most languid Урок |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 239- lacking spirit or liveliness:dreamylackadaisicallanguorous
Антонимы
антонимов: 2Однокоренные
связанных слов: 7Уроки к слову
уроков: 2- A2Сравнительная степень — Потому что у него есть сравнительная степень
- A2Превосходная степень — Потому что у него есть превосходная степень