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Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.
Francis Parkman

Meaning of "languid" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LANGUID

From Latin languidus, from languēre to languish.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LANGUID

languid  [ˈlæŋɡwɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LANGUID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Languid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LANGUID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

languid

Fatigue (medical)

Fatigue is a subjective feeling of tiredness which is distinct from weakness, and has a gradual onset. Unlike weakness, fatigue can be alleviated by periods of rest. Fatigue can have physical or mental causes. Physical fatigue is the transient inability of a muscle to maintain optimal physical performance, and is made more severe by intense physical exercise. Mental fatigue is a transient decrease in maximal cognitive performance resulting from prolonged periods of cognitive activity. It can manifest as somnolence, lethargy, or directed attention fatigue. Medically, fatigue is a non-specific symptom, which means that it has many possible causes. Fatigue is considered a symptom, rather than a sign because it is a subjective feeling reported by the patient, rather than an objective one that can be observed by others. Fatigue and ‘feelings of fatigue’ are often confused.

Definition of languid in the English dictionary

The first definition of languid in the dictionary is without energy or spirit. Other definition of languid is without interest or enthusiasm. Languid is also sluggish; inactive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LANGUID


equid
ˈɛkwɪd
illiquid
ɪˈlɪkwɪd
Janjaweed
ˈdʒænˌdʒəwɪd
Janjawid
ˈdʒænˌdʒəwɪd
liquid
ˈlɪkwɪd
nonliquid
ˌnɒnˈlɪkwɪd
obliquid
ɒbˈlɪkwɪd
pinguid
ˈpɪŋɡwɪd
quid
kwɪd
semiliquid
ˌsemɪˈlɪkwɪd
soliquid
sɒˈlɪkwɪd
squid
skwɪd
whid
hwɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LANGUID

language skills
languageless
langue
langue d´oc
langue de chat
langued
Languedoc
Languedoc-Roussillon
languescent
languet
languidly
languidness
languish
languisher
languishing
languishingly
languishment
languor
languorous
languorously

WORDS THAT END LIKE LANGUID

amniotic fluid
brake fluid
cerebrospinal fluid
cleaning fluid
correction fluid
culture fluid
de-icing fluid
drilling fluid
druid
embalming fluid
fluid
guid
muid
noctuid
spinal fluid
suid
superfluid
the unco guid
washing-up liquid
working fluid

Synonyms and antonyms of languid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LANGUID»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «languid» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of languid

Translation of «languid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LANGUID

Find out the translation of languid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of languid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «languid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无精打采的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lánguido
570 millions of speakers

English

languid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निस्तेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فاتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

томный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lânguido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবসন্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

languissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Languid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

träge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のんびりとした
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

늘어진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Languid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hoạt động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோர்வான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुस्तावलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baygın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

languido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ospały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

томний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νωχελική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sløv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of languid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LANGUID»

The term «languid» is regularly used and occupies the 82.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LANGUID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about languid

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QUOTES WITH «LANGUID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word languid.
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Francis Parkman
Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANGUID»

Discover the use of languid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to languid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Languid Goat Is Always Thin: The World's Strangest Proverbs
This outlandish collection will delight readers with its wonderfully warped wisdom. Proverbs take a different spin in The Languid Goat Is Always Thin. This entertaining volume gathers folkloric sayings from around the world.
‎2002
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
FAINT, LANGUID. FAINT, from the French fanerio fade, signifies that which is faded or withered, which has lost its spirit. LANGUID, in Latin languidus, from langueo tolanguish, signifies languished. Faint is less than languid ; faintness is in fact, ...
George Crabb, 1846
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Transactions of the Obstetrical Society of London: With a ...
With a List of Officers, Fellows, Etc. ... Obstetrical Society of London. Sex of foetus, its Fnnis round Uterine action before ergot was given. How the mother Condition at birth. Decli- Peculiarities of case, if any. recovered. _ Girl ; lively No Languid ...
Obstetrical Society of London, 1862
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The Laghu Kaumudi: A Sanskrit Grammar
... form of the subsequent vowel shall be the single substitute of both. Thus we have apd + us (No. 526) =apuh "they drank," apdsyat " he would drink." The next verb to be conjugated is glai " to be languid," which makes gldyati " he is languid. " ...
Varadarāja, James Robert Ballantyne, 1867
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Laghukaumudī of Varadarāja: A Sanskrit Grammar
The next verb to be conjugated is glai "to be languid," which makes gldyati " he is languid." No. 528.— There shall be a substitution of LONG A for the final OF WHAT ROOT, IN THE ORIGINAL ENUNCIATION, ENDS IN ECH ; but not if an affix ...
Varadarāja, James Robert Ballantyne, 1891
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Fractal Geometry, Complex Dimensions and Zeta Functions: ...
We say that n is strongly languid if its geometric zeta function Q, satisfies the following condition, in addition to L1 (with S(t) E —00 in (5.19) above; i.e., for every 0 G R): There exists a sequence of screens Sm: t I Sm(t) + it for m 2 1, t G R, with ...
Michel L. Lapidus, Machiel van Frankenhuijsen, 2012
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The Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle
Where these feelings are languid, the elements of the spiritual life must be languid. If zeal be languid, love is languid; and if love be languid, faith is languid. There can be no revival of faith and love, without an accompanying revival of zeal  ...
‎1841
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English synonymes explained in alphabetical order
Insolvency. urn-r, LANGUID. PAINT, from the French fancr to fade, signifies that which is faded or withered, which has lost its spirit. LANGUID, in Latin languid“, from langueo to languish, signifies lan uished. aint is less than languid ,- faintness ...
Crabb George
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
Johnson. All abortion is from infirmity and defect. South. failure, v. Insolvency. FAINT, LANGUID. FAINT, from the French faner to fade, signifies that which is faded or withered, which has lost its spirit. LANGUID, in Latin languidus, from langueo ...
George Crabb, 1818
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Laugh in the Languid Moon: Poems
Poems by Joy Ogier, first Published September 2006.
Joy Ogier, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LANGUID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term languid is used in the context of the following news items.
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City of Gold review | Entertainment | 3 News
The camera indulges Gold's deliberate, almost languid approach to LA's more maddening features. The longer we sit in gridlocked traffic and ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
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Oka Crisis: 5 films that shed light on the events - Aboriginal - CBC
The film is in depth, informative, and accurate. If you're used to music videos and reality shows you may find the pace a bit languid but it's worth ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Michelle Malkin: Jihad on U.S. Troops Is Not a 'Circumstance'; It's War
You wouldn't know it from Obama's languid response. Can someone ask the commander in chief: Do U.S. military lives matter enough yet to do ... «Noozhawk, Jul 15»
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Mercury emissions down but mercury in Mass. fish remains high …
Yet languid summer days and the lure of Massachusetts' 3,000 freshwater bodies – from the Berkshire's Lake Pontoosuc to Boston's Jamaica ... «New England Center for Investigative Reporting, Jul 15»
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Peter Thomas Champ calling time at top of the game | UK …
The languid approach was born more out of necessity than a desire to impress, but once he had mastered the art of drawing the best from his ... «Racing Post Bloodstock, Jul 15»
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I never knew my Irish grandmother as much as I wanted to (PHOTOS …
The atmosphere was languid, though alive with peepers. High winds and high tensions passed over the tops of surrounding hills. She sat ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
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ON VIEW: LIVE PORTRAITS review (Carriageworks, Sydney) | Daily …
A high point is longtime Healey collaborator, Nalina Wait, as she follows the languid waves undulating through the body and long tails of a ... «Daily Review, Jul 15»
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Huddersfield Town - Friendly - Huddersfield 2-0 Leyton Orient
He has a languid style and drifts past opponents, plus he also likes to play people in. Kyle has been with us for the week and I think he will ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
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From Siesta to perfect solitude - IOL Travel Europe
My path initially follows the languid Santa Eulalia river - the only river in all the Balearics - through the edge of town. It is idyllic: there is a ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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Crazy Saturday at British Open Ends Where It Began, Dustin …
As he lopped up in characteristically languid fashion to mark his ball, a gust of wind sent it rolling back down to the fairway, sparking playing ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

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