n.
Pronunciation: ' la ŋ -gwish
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French languiss-, stem of languir, from Vulgar Latin *languire, from Latin langu ē re
Date: 14th century
1 a : to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated b : to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality
2 a : to become dispirited b : to suffer neglect <the bill languish ed in the Senate for eight months>
3 : to assume an expression of grief or emotion appealing for sympathy
– lan · guish · er noun
– lan · guish · ing · ly \ -gwi-shi ŋ -l ē \ adverb
– lan · guish · ment \ -gwish-m ə nt \ noun