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When the doctor said I had diabetes, I conjured images of languishing on a chaise longue nibbling chocolates. I have no idea why I thought this.
Mary Tyler Moore

Meaning of "languishing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LANGUISHING

languishing  [ˈlæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LANGUISHING

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

WHAT DOES LANGUISHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flourishing

In positive psychology, flourishing is “to live within an optimal range of human functioning, one that connotes goodness, generativity, growth, and resilience.” Flourishing is the opposite of both pathology and languishing, which are described as living a life that feels both hollow and empty. Flourishing is a positive psychology concept which is a measure of overall life well-being and is viewed as important to the idea of happiness. Many components and concepts contribute to the overall concept of flourishing and the benefits of a life that can be characterized as flourishing. It incorporates many other concepts in the positive psychology field such as cultivating strengths, subjective well-being, positive work spaces, etc.

Definition of languishing in the English dictionary

The definition of languishing in the dictionary is listless; pining.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LANGUISHING


astonishing
əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ
diminishing
dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ
distinguishing
dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ
finishing
ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ
fishing
ˈfɪʃɪŋ
flourishing
ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋ
fly-fishing
ˈflaɪˌfɪʃɪŋ
nonvanishing
nɒnˈvænɪʃɪŋ
nourishing
ˈnʌrɪʃɪŋ
overfishing
ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ
phishing
ˈfɪʃɪŋ
photofinishing
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ
publishing
ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ
punishing
ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ
ravishing
ˈrævɪʃɪŋ
refurbishing
riːˈfɜːbɪʃɪŋ
sportfishing
ˈspɔːtˌfɪʃɪŋ
swishing
ˈswɪʃɪŋ
varnishing
ˈvɑːnɪʃɪŋ
well-wishing
ˈwelˌwɪʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LANGUISHING

langue
langue d´oc
langue de chat
langued
Languedoc
Languedoc-Roussillon
languescent
languet
languid
languidly
languidness
languish
languisher
languishingly
languishment
languor
languorous
languorously
languorousness
langur

WORDS THAT END LIKE LANGUISHING

anything
blushing
bushing
crashing
crushing
Cushing
dashing
desktop publishing
flashing
flushing
gushing
ice fishing
lashing
Pershing
pushing
refreshing
slashing
smashing
thrashing
trout fishing
washing

Synonyms and antonyms of languishing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LANGUISHING»

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

Translation of «languishing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LANGUISHING

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

Translator English - Chinese

含情脉脉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

languideciendo
570 millions of speakers

English

languishing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يقبعون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

томится
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

definhando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

languishing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

languissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schmachtend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

感傷的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기운이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Languishing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hoạt động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सडलेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baygın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

languente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

marnieje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нудиться
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se stinge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαραζώνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

languishing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smektende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of languishing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LANGUISHING»

The term «languishing» is regularly used and occupies the 74.221 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about languishing

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QUOTES WITH «LANGUISHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word languishing.
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Mary Tyler Moore
When the doctor said I had diabetes, I conjured images of languishing on a chaise longue nibbling chocolates. I have no idea why I thought this.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANGUISHING»

Discover the use of languishing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to languishing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tragic Absolute: German Idealism and the Languishing of God
In 'The Tragic Absolute', David Farrell shows that German Idealist and Romantic theories of literature and aesthetic judgement, especially when it comes to tragedy, are closer to the heart of metaphysics and ethics that previously thought.
David Farrell Krell, 2005
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Handbook of Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research
Among adults who were languishing and had an episode of major depression, the prevalence of any CVD was 19%. In multivariate analyses, completely mentally healthy adults had the lowest risk of a CVD. In fact, adults who fit the criteria for ...
Kenneth C. Land, Alex C. Michalos, M. Joseph Sirgy, 2011
3
Christ's Counsel to His Languishing Church
Every Christian at one time or another, faces the challenge of keeping his first love for Christ warm and alive.
Obadiah Sedgwick, 1997
4
A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health: Social Contexts, ...
Among adults who were languishing and had an episode of major depression, the prevalence of any CVD was 19%. In multivariate analyses, completely mentally healthy adults had the lowest risk of CVD. In fact, adults who fit the criteria for ...
Teresa L. Scheid, Tony N. Brown, 2010
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Psychology of Stress
To have incomplete mental health - a condition labeled languishing in life - an individual must exhibit low levels (low = lower tertile) on 2 of the 3 scales of emotional well-being and low levels on 5 of the 1 1 scales of positive functioning.
Kimberly V. Oxington, 2005
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The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology
The complete mental healthmodel suggests that classifications of individual's psychological well-being are (from low to high levels of mental health): mental illness and languishing, pure mental illness, pure languishing, moderately mentally ...
Shane J. Lopez, 2011
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Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools
CDS Youth in 2002 Ideal 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2.7 9.7 1.9 2.5 46.2 37.0 Mental Illness and Languishing Mental Illness and Moderate Mental Illness and Flourishing Languishing Moderate Mental Health Flourishing Mental Health screening ...
Michael J. Furlong, Richard Gilman, E. Scott Huebner, 2010
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The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology
Flourishing is not only distinct from psychopathology, but also from languishing, which is a state in which an individual is devoid of positive emotion toward life, is functioning poorly psychologically or socially, and has not experienced ...
Irving B. Weiner, W. Edward Craighead, 2010
9
Stress, Health and Well-Being: Thriving in the 21st Century
What are they doing that enables them to enjoy both good mental health and to flourish? one measure of hedonic well-being and low levels on a least six measures of positive functioning are diagnosed as “languishing” in life. Languishing in ...
Rick Harrington, 2012
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Positive Psychology And The Body: The Somatopsychic Side To ...
In a large scale study, Keyes (2002) found that 'in adults between the ages of25 and 74 (n : 3 032), 17.2 per cent fit the criteria for flourishing; 56.6 per cent were moderately mentally healthy; 12.1 per cent of adults fit the criteria for languishing  ...
Hefferon, Kate, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LANGUISHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term languishing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swords or pistols? Maybe Donald Trump and John McCain should …
While Trump was avoiding military service – it well could have been perfectly legitimate – McCain was languishing in a North Vietnamese ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
2
Indonesian construction works delayed - Business News | The Star …
Nearly half the 10 projects to which Widodo gave priority when he took office last year are languishing for lack of cooperation among ministries ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
3
Can West Ham will be this season's Southampton | FootballFanCast …
West Ham have been languishing in mid-table mediocrity in recent seasons and can now kick on and challenge for a much higher league ... «FootballFanCast.com, Jul 15»
4
In bastion, Mexico kingpin seen as benevolent bandit - Yahoo …
He is languishing in prison. Below the mausoleum, villagers live in small homes, raising chickens and shopping in a subsidized food store. «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
5
The world's most brutal sport - The Week
Before Wednesday's game was even halfway completed, the players were languishing, the fans were frothing, and the field was covered in ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
6
A&M won't discuss animal lab tests - San Antonio Express-News
“I wanted to give a name and face to these animals that are languishing in these labs,” she said. Davis, whose daughter attends Texas A&M ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
7
Gold prices slip, outlook turns bearish | Business Line
Gold and silver are languishing near their lows and look very bearish on the charts. Gold prices have straddled the range of $1,130-1,170 for ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
8
Maestro Milf edges Broncos towards record
Exactly a year ago, Brisbane were languishing in mid-table mediocrity and it convinced Broncos bosses to pull the trigger on coach Anthony ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
9
Jonathan's former CSO allegedly detained by SSS | The Guardian …
“Our Client is presently languishing in the custody of the SSS without access to his medication, food, water and drugs or to any member of his ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
Inglewood schools move to use $90M languishing in bond fund
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson attends the first meeting of an Inglewood Unified oversight committee. The panel will ... «89.3 KPCC, Jul 15»

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