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- Dictionarylanguish/ˈlaŋɡwɪʃ/
verb
- 1. (of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak: "plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant" Similar Opposite
- 2. be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation: "he has been languishing in jail since 1974" Similar
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LANGUISH definition: 1. to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time: 2. to exist in an…. Learn more.
The meaning of LANGUISH is to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated. How to use languish in a sentence.
LANGUISH meaning: 1. to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time: 2. to exist in an…. Learn more.
To languish is to become pitiful or weak because you're sick, in love, or stuck somewhere. A prisoner might languish in jail, longing for her freedom. Languish, like languid, is from the Latin word languere which means "to be weak or faint." Your houseplants might languish in a dark dry corner.
to lose or diminish in strength or energy. 2.(often foll by for) to be listless with desire; pine. 3. to suffer deprivation, hardship, or neglect. to languish in prison. 4. to put on a tender, nostalgic, or melancholic expression. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of languish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade. 2. to lose vigor and vitality. 3. to suffer neglect, distress, or hardship: to languish in prison.
verb. languished, languishes, languishing. To lose vigor or vitality; fail in health; become weak; droop. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To live under distressing conditions; continue in a state of suffering. To languish in poverty. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To lose intensity, impetus, enthusiastic support, etc.
to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress: to languish in prison for ten years. to be subjected to delay or disregard; be ignored: a petition that languished on the warden's desk for a year.
to lose vigor and vitality. to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress: to languish in prison for ten years. to be subjected to delay or disregard; be ignored: a petition that languished on the warden's desk for a year. to pine with desire or longing.
