languid

[lang-gwid]

adjective

1. lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow.

   a languid manner.

   Synonyms: torpid, sluggish, inert, inactive
   Antonyms: energetic, active

2. lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.

   Synonyms: spiritless

3. drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.

   Synonyms: exhausted, weary, feeble, weak
   Antonyms: vigorous

languid

/ ˈlæŋɡwɪd /

adjective

1. without energy or spirit

2. without interest or enthusiasm

3. sluggish; inactive

Other Word Forms

• languidly adverb
• languidness noun
• unlanguid adjective
• unlanguidness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of languid¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, languid is from the Latin word languidus “faint”; languish, -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of languid¹

C16: from Latin languidus, from languēre to languish

Example Sentences

The result is something that tastes like how a heat wave feels — languid, briny and deeply satisfying.

From Salon

Now, shaken from a reverie, reality collides with illusion at the languid pace of a stream.

From Salon

Its effects, including a languid euphoria with light hallucinations, were quickly noted.

From Los Angeles Times

She characterized those years in her autobiography as: “Desultory intellectual chitchat, drugs, hip aristocrats, languid dilettantes and high naughtiness. I knew I was on my path!”

From Los Angeles Times

Punctuated by languid guitar lines, this sadder-than-sad gem creates the perfect backdrop for her gorgeous voice to shine through.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• lackadaisical 
• laid-back 
• languorous 
• lazy 
• leisurely 
• lethargic 
• sluggish 
• unhurried