[ 'laŋgə ]
■ noun
1》 tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable.
2》 an oppressive stillness of the air.
Derivatives
~ous adjective
~ously adverb
Origin
ME (orig. in the sense 'illness, distress', later 'faintness, lassitude'): via OFr. from L., from languere (see languish ).