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Definition of languorous :
Producing, or tending to produce, languor; characterized by languor.
Synonyms:
unergetic, moony, limp, action, flagging, lymphatic, woolgathering, dreamy, spiritless
inert (part of speech: adjective)
inert, paralytic, static, sedentary, still, inanimate, idle, listless, stagnant, apathetic, stationary, languid, motionless, insensible, comatose, passive, immobile, sluggish, lifeless, inactive, lethargic, vegetative, dormant, catatonic, reposing
lethargic (part of speech: adjective)
indolent, drooping, lumpish, leisurely, drugged, dopey, slothful, leaden, slow, tired, torpid, unhurried, dull, lazy, lackadaisical, benumbed, phlegmatic
Usage examples:
- The night was mild and languorous. - "The Lion's Share", E. Arnold Bennett.
- As the potency of their feelings grew steadily stronger, they swayed in languorous movements, throwing out sinuous arms, their feeble faces smiling, their graceful bodies bending in eager attitudes of expectation. - "The Siege of Mafeking (1900)", J. Angus Hamilton.
- Her voice was soft and languorous; her eyes also spoke. - "Here and Hereafter", Barry Pain.