LANGUID


Meaning of LANGUID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlaŋ-gwəd ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle French languide, from Latin languidus, from languēre to languish — more at slack

Date: 1597

1. : drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak

2. : sluggish in character or disposition : listless

3. : lacking force or quickness of movement : slow

• lan·guid·ly adverb

• lan·guid·ness noun

Synonyms:

languid , languorous , lackadaisical , listless , spiritless mean lacking energy or enthusiasm. languid refers to an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness

was depressed and languid for weeks after surgery

languorous suggests a dreamy boredom and delicacy that avoids unnecessary activity

languorous cats lying in the sun

lackadaisical implies a carefree indifference marked by halfhearted efforts

lackadaisical college seniors pretending to study

listless suggests a lack of interest caused by physical weakness or dissatisfied boredom

listless hospital patients

listless children flipping through picture books on a rainy day

spiritless refers to a lack of animation or vigor that gives one's actions and words life

a spiritless recital of the poem

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.