languid

(lăng'gwĭd)
adj.

1. Lacking energy or vitality; weak: a languid wave of the hand.
2. Showing little or no spirit or animation; listless: a languid mood.
3. Lacking vigor or force; slow: languid breezes.

[French languide, from Latin languidus, from languēre, to be languid.]

languidly lan'guid·ly adv.
languidness lan'guid·ness n.

View more Literature & Language videos

adjective

Lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack: flagging, lackadaisical, languorous, leaden, limp, listless, lymphatic, spiritless. See action/inaction, tired/fresh.

adj

Definition: drooping, dull, listless
Antonyms: active, alert, animated, energetic, lively, spirited, vivacious

IN BRIEF: Without interest or spirit.

The whole audience was quite languid in its response to the speech.

LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!

For a list of words related to languid, see:

• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

---

See words rhyming with "languid."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Languid.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mat, træt, slap, apatisk, ligeglad, sløv, træg

Nederlands (Dutch)
loom, mat, lusteloos, willoos, kwijnend, smachtend

Français (French)
adj. - languissant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - träge, matt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άτονος, άψυχος, νωθρός

Italiano (Italian)
languido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lânguido, desfalecido, indolente

Русский (Russian)
утомленный, апатичный, медлительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lánguido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slapp, svag, slö, likgiltig, trög, tråkig, utan liv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
疲倦的, 阴沉的, 无力的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 疲倦的, 陰沈的, 無力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 늘쩍지근한, 의욕이 없는, 불경기의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ものうい, どんよりした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) واهن, ضعيف, فاتر الهمه, بطئ, مضنى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-מרץ, רפה, חלש, איטי‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.