languor

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(lăng'gər, lăng'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness. See synonyms at lethargy.
  2. A dreamy, lazy mood or quality: "It was hot, yet with a sweet languor about it" (Theodore Dreiser).
  3. Oppressive quiet or stillness.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from languēre, to be languid. See languish.]

languorous lan'guor·ous adj.
languorously lan'guor·ous·ly adv.
languorousness lan'guor·ous·ness n.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mathed, slaphed, kraftesløshed, sløvhed, apati, ligegyldighed, livløshed, trykkende stilhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
willoosheid, futloosheid, krachteloosheid, smachtende tederheid, drukkende stilte, zwoelte

Français (French)
n. - langueur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mattigkeit, Trägheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απο)χαύνωση, λίγωμα, ατονία, μαρασμός, νωθρότητα

Italiano (Italian)
languore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - languidez (f)

Русский (Russian)
слабость, томность, застой, терять силы

Español (Spanish)
n. - languidez

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slapphet, svaghet, matthet, slöhet, likgiltighet, vemod, trängtan, tristess, dåsighet, tryckande stillhet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
怠惰, 无气力, 疲倦

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 怠惰, 無氣力, 疲倦

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 쇠약 , 권태, 울적함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - けだるさ, もの憂さ, 無気力, 重苦しさ, 深い静けさ, もの思い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وهن, ضنى, تراخ, كسل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חולשה, עייפות, לאות, עגמימות, חוסר מרץ‬


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