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Meaning of "languishment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LANGUISHMENT

languishment  [ˈlæŋɡwɪʃmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LANGUISHMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Languishment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LANGUISHMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of languishment in the English dictionary

The definition of languishment in the dictionary is listlessness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LANGUISHMENT


accomplishment
əˈkɒmplɪʃmənt
admonishment
ədˈmɒnɪʃmənt
astonishment
əˈstɒnɪʃmənt
banishment
ˈbænɪʃmənt
diminishment
dɪˈmɪnɪʃmənt
disestablishment
ˌdɪsɪsˈtæblɪʃmənt
distinguishment
dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃmənt
embellishment
ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt
establishment
ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt
extinguishment
ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃmənt
garnishment
ˈɡɑːnɪʃmənt
impoverishment
ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃmənt
nourishment
ˈnʌrɪʃmənt
punishment
ˈpʌnɪʃmənt
ravishment
ˈrævɪʃmənt
refurbishment
riːˈfɜːbɪʃmənt
relinquishment
rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃmənt
replenishment
rɪˈplenɪʃmənt
undernourishment
ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃmənt
vanquishment
ˈvæŋkwɪʃmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LANGUISHMENT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE LANGUISHMENT

abolishment
advertisement
anti-Establishment
attachment
bashment
capital punishment
catchment
corporal punishment
detachment
encashment
encroachment
enrichment
entrenchment
impeachment
parchment
reattachment
refreshment
research establishment
retrenchment
the Establishment
writ of attachment

Synonyms and antonyms of languishment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «languishment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LANGUISHMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

倦怠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

languidez
570 millions of speakers

English

languishment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

languishment
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

languishment
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

languishment
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

languishment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাতরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

langueur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merendahkan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

languishment
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

languishment
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

languishment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Languishment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

languishment
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

languishment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यातना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

languishment
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

languore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

languishment
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

languishment
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

languishment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

languishment
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

languishment
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

languishment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

languishment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of languishment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LANGUISHMENT»

The term «languishment» is used very little and occupies the 182.674 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LANGUISHMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «languishment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «languishment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANGUISHMENT»

Discover the use of languishment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to languishment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Enfield, Connecticut: Stories Carved in Stone
Languishment was a term describing a wasting away, or deterioration of the body , and was common in old age. When referring to younger people, it might describe a cancer slowly eating away at life's vitality. January 19, 1816 Nathan Pease ...
Bob Clark, 2006
2
The Tragic Absolute: German Idealism and the Languishing of God
Languishment. Languor is hardly a common word in spoken or written English and American parlance these days. A word or two on that word, and on the related words languid and languishment, may therefore be in order. For Sehnsucht will ...
David Farrell Krell, 2005
3
Faerie Queene Book Four
... Lor e Lordd dd d F FFFFor heauen, first authorofmy languishment, or heauen, first author of my languishment,or heauen, first author of my languishment, or heauen, first author of my languishment,or heauen, first author of my languishment, ...
Spenser, Edmund, 2013
4
Titus Andronicus. Romeo and Juliet. Timon of Athens. Julius ...
A speedier course than lingering languishment ' Must we pursue, and I have found the path. My lords, a solemn hunting is in hand; There will the lovely Roman ladies troop : The forest walks are wide and spacious, And many unfrequented ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
J and noun follow : to languish, to grow or become feeble ; to pine away ; sink ; exhibit decline, softness, or tenderness : languor and languishment mean faint- ness ; feebleness ; listlessness ; laxity ; state of decline; dulness: languorous ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
6
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
Lan'guishinoly, adv. Lan'guishment, n- ». Lan'guor, Lan'guorous, adj. to languish, to grow or become feeble ; to pine away ; sink ; exhibit decline, softness, or tenderness : languor and languishment mean faint- ness ; feebleness ; listlessness ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
7
London encyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of science, ...
J and noun follow : lo languish, to grow or become feeble ; to pine away ; sink ; exhibit decline, softness, or tenderness : languor and languishment mean faint- ness ; feebleness ; listlessness ; laxity ; state of decline; dulness: languorous ...
Thomas Tegg, 1829
8
Essays of Multiple Sorts ~~Two~~: (Various Nonverse Attempts)
In what sadness the pitcher languished, or seemed to be languishing (or to be in a state that resembled a languishment that life must view as a languishment that someone must deem a languishment that the world must 6 ~ Bruce Howard ...
Bruce Howard Hamilton, 2012
9
Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems
A speedier course than lingering languishment ' Must we pursue, and I have found the path. My lords, a solemn hunting is in hand ; There will the lovely Roman ladies troop : The forest walks are wide and spacious, And many unfrequented ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
10
The Works: The Text Formed from an Entirely New Collation of ...
As the dank earth weeps at thy languishment, So I at each sad strain will strain a tear, And with deep groans the diapason bear : For burden-wise I'll hum on Tarquin still, While thou on Tereus descant'st, better skill °. And whiles against a thorn ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1843

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LANGUISHMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term languishment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Netherlands edges Costa Rica, 4-3, in penalty kicks
In the entire first half, only a half-chance off of a set piece, when the ball clanged around in the box, broke up its offensive languishment. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 14»
2
"It needs to be done,' so Jacksonville Councilman Bill Bishop will run …
“There's a general feeling of languishment that we have the potential to be far more than we have and I believe I have the ability to bring that ... «Florida Times-Union, Mar 14»
3
Modest Martha
Based on Stewart's recent cookbook of the same title, the show represents a fresh attempt at the genre after the languishment of a baking ... «Slate Magazine, Oct 12»
4
Patricia Sheridan's Breakfast With ... Michael Emerson
So no one had to endure languishment and obscurity while the other was taking the world by the tail. We both had our ups and downs. «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Apr 12»
5
The rich history of hotels in the Napa Valley
1930 to 1979 (50 years): Languishment. • 1980 to present (32 years): Renaissance. 610 hotels documented. In three years of exhaustive ... «Napa Valley Register, Mar 12»
6
Review: King Lear
The quality of the ensemble work here only serves to make the production's languishment in directorial limbo yet more frustrating; of course ... «A Younger Theatre, Feb 12»
7
Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry
In between, he ponders disturbing instances of violence on college campuses, tosses out statistics on the languishment of America's young ... «Washington Post, Sep 08»
8
Students strike the right chord
The number called for a nostalgic tone soaked in languishment. It got wayward due to the singer's overt exuberance. The Adhunik Gaan of the ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Apr 06»

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