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Languorous

/ˈlæŋɡərəs/ · adjective

Meaning

lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical..

Example Sentences

8 August 2018, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky in AV Club, Jason Statham fighting a giant shark should be a lot more fun than The Meg After a languorous stretch of exposition that introduces a lot of pseudoscientific mumbo-jumbo and enough supporting characters to fill a Dickens novel (played by the likes of Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, and Ruby Rose), we follow a three-person submersible down to the ocean depths.
The atmosphere beneath is languorous, and is so tinged with azure that what artists call the middle distance partakes also of that hue, while the horizon beyond is of the deepest ultramarine.
Warm as a Lesbian valley's afternoon Made langourous ^([sic]) with June

Synonyms for languorous

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Antonyms for languorous

Related Words

languidlethargiclackadaisicaldreamyunergeticlanguourouslistlesslustlessflaccidtonelesslaxadaisicallassitudinouslifelessunspiritedinertdowlessthewlessinergeticsaplessunalive

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does languorous mean?

Languorous means lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical..

What is a synonym for languorous?

Common synonyms include listless, unenthusiastic, adiaphroistic, apathetic.

What is the opposite of languorous?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use languorous in a sentence?

8 August 2018, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky in AV Club, Jason Statham fighting a giant shark should be a lot more fun than The Meg After a languorous stretch of exposition that introduces a lot of pseudoscientific mumbo-jumbo and enough supporting characters to fill a Dickens novel (played by the likes of Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, and Ruby Rose), we follow a three-person submersible down to the ocean depths.

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