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Definition of languid:
Synonyms:
moony, worn, wearied, lackadaisical, indistinct, faltering, worn out, feeble, fatigued, unconcerned, purposeless, irresolute, faint, languorous, action, flagging, timid, dreamy, dim, weak, exhausted, unergetic, lethargic, inattentive, indifferent, woolgathering, spiritless, half-hearted, lymphatic, limp, faint-hearted, ill-defined, worn down, spiritless, faded.
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inert (part of speech: adjective)
- inert,
- paralytic,
- static,
- sedentary,
- still,
- inanimate,
- idle,
- listless,
- stagnant,
- apathetic,
- stationary,
- languorous,
- motionless,
- insensible,
- comatose,
- passive,
- immobile,
- sluggish,
- lifeless,
- inactive,
- lethargic,
- vegetative,
- dormant,
- catatonic,
- reposing
- dull (part of speech: adjective)
- lethargic (part of speech: adjective)
- motionless (part of speech: adjective)
- weak (part of speech: adjective)
Usage examples:
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Some of these latter might have been surprised, and possibly a little fluttered, one evening, at seeing a well- dressed young gentleman standing at the gate as they came forth, gazing with languid interest from one face to another, as if he were on the look- out for some one of their number.
- "Hand and Ring", Anna Katharine Green. -
Mr. Calhoun handed her to a chair, where she began to use her languid but effective fan.
- "54-40 or Fight", Emerson Hough. -
In a little while, five minutes perhaps, she sighed like one awakening from a deep sleep, passed her hand across her forehead and was as she had been, though somewhat languid, as though strength had left her.
- "Ayesha The Further History of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed", H. Rider Haggard.