languid
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lan·guid
(lăng'gwĭd) 
adj.
languidness lan'guid·ness n.
adj.
- Lacking energy or vitality; weak: a languid wave of the hand.
- Showing little or no spirit or animation; listless: a languid mood.
- 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.
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languid
adjective
- Lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack: flagging, lackadaisical, languorous, leaden, limp, listless, lymphatic, spiritless. See action/inaction, tired/fresh.
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languid
adj
Definition: drooping, dull, listless
Antonyms: active, alert, animated, energetic, lively, spirited, vivacious
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languid
IN BRIEF: Without interest or spirit.
The whole audience was quite languid in its response to the speech.
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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
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
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