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- Dictionarylanguid/ˈlaŋɡwɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort: "his languid demeanour irritated her" Similar Opposite
- 2. weak or faint from illness or fatigue: "she was pale, languid, and weak, as if she had delivered a child" Similar Opposite
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LANGUID definition: 1. moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way: 2. moving or speaking…. Learn more.
1. : drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak. arms too languid with happiness to embrace him John Galsworthy. 2. : sluggish in character or disposition : listless. proceeded at a languid pace. 3. : lacking force or quickness of movement : slow. languidly adverb.
Definition of languid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone as languid, you mean that they show little energy or interest and are very slow and casual in their movements.
LANGUID meaning: 1. moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way: 2. moving or speaking…. Learn more.
Languid definition: lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow. See examples of LANGUID used in a sentence.
Describe a slow-moving river or a weak breeze or a listless manner with the slightly poetic adjective, languid. Languid comes from the Latin verb, languere, "to be weak or faint" and is a somewhat literary word for something that doesn't use much energy.
1. a. Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; listless: feeling languid from a fever. b. Slow-moving or weak in force: languid breezes. 2. Showing little or no vitality or animation: languid prose. 3. Characterized by or conducive to indolence or inactivity: a languid afternoon.
languid meaning, definition, what is languid: moving slowly and involving very little ...: Learn more.
Languid Definition. Without vigor or vitality; drooping; weak. Without interest or spirit; listless; indifferent. Slow-moving or weak in force. Languid breezes. Showing little or no vitality or animation. Languid prose. Sluggish; dull; slow.
