adjective · rare

languid

lan·guid

languid · more languid · most languid

кволий

вялый, томный, безжизненный, апатичный

matt, träge

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.

ⓘ

/ˈlɛ̝ŋɡwɘd/

» She cast long, languid glances at him.

Meaning

7 senses

Of 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

Examples

3 sentences

She cast long, languid glances at him.
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His wife was shrill, languid, handsome and horrible.
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It's the village of languid people, who face down, who stomach up: what could it be?
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm:

Русский

By meaning 2

of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm:

of an idea, writing, etc.: dull, uninteresting:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French languide (“fatigued, weak; apathetic, indifferent”) (modern Fr

Borrowed 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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