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The days of languorous shore leave are long gone. Overnight stays are unheard of and sailor towns a distant memory. In better ports, seafarers head for a seamen's mission.
Rose George

Meaning of "languorous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LANGUOROUS

languorous  [ˈlæŋɡərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LANGUOROUS

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

WHAT DOES LANGUOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

languorous

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 languorous in the English dictionary

The definition of languorous in the dictionary is characterized by or producing languor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LANGUOROUS


adventurous
ədˈvɛntʃərəs
Anaxagoras
ˌænækˈsæɡərəs
Carreras
kəˈrɛərəs
clangorous
ˈklæŋɡərəs
dangerous
ˈdeɪndʒərəs
fulgorous
ˈfʌlɡərəs
generous
ˈdʒɛnərəs
glamorous
ˈɡlæmərəs
glamourous
ˈɡlæmərəs
Honduras
hɒnˈdjʊərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
Icarus
ˈɪkərəs
Lazarus
ˈlæzərəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
phosphorus
ˈfɒsfərəs
prosperous
ˈprɒspərəs
Pythagoras
paɪˈθæɡərəs
rigorous
ˈrɪɡərəs
uterus
ˈjuːtərəs
vigorous
ˈvɪɡərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LANGUOROUS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE LANGUOROUS

amorous
carnivorous
disastrous
dolorous
herbivorous
hypochlorous
indecorous
insectivorous
malodorous
microporous
nonporous
phosphorous
porous
rancorous
sonorous
splendorous
stertorous
traitorous
tumorous
unglamorous
vaporous

Synonyms and antonyms of languorous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «languorous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LANGUOROUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lánguido
570 millions of speakers

English

languorous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुरझाया हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الواهن.
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

томный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lânguido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্জীব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

langoureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Languorous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

träge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気だるい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노곤한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Languorous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy nhược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

languorous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुस्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

süzgün
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

languida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ospały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

томний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

languroase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαύνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

languorous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

languorous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of languorous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LANGUOROUS»

The term «languorous» is regularly used and occupies the 104.171 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LANGUOROUS» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «LANGUOROUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word languorous.
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Rose George
The days of languorous shore leave are long gone. Overnight stays are unheard of and sailor towns a distant memory. In better ports, seafarers head for a seamen's mission.
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Patrick Rothfuss
I'm a fan of books that are almost languorous in their storytelling. That is a little bit lost sometimes in the modern media that we have.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANGUOROUS»

Discover the use of languorous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to languorous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cambridge Companion to Debussy
From. 'languorous. ecstasy'. to. sensual. nightmare. It haunts me like a beautiful nightmare DEBUSSY131 'C'est 1'extase' perhaps most intensely illustrates in musical terms a sensual experience of nature that is at once spiritual and erotic.
Simon Trezise, 2003
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
As technically manifested in literature it is the power to touch with ease, grace, precision, any note in the gamut of human thought or emotion— Quiller-Couc h ) languid, languishing, languorous, lackadaisical, listless, spiritless, enervated are  ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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One Hundred and One Poems by Paul Verlaine: A Bilingual Edition
The wind on the heath Abates, holds its breath. Favart It's the languorous ecstasy, It's the lovers' lethargy, It's the rustling woods: the trees— Branches, leaves, zephyr-caressed— It's the dusk's gray-shadowed nest: Hushed choir brustling in the ...
Paul Verlaine, 2008
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The Ways of Desire: New Essays in Philosophical Psychology ...
So, for example, it was allowed that a languorous pleasure qua languorous pleasure— not simply qua pleasure, which as it happens is languorous — can attract. And it can attract even if another sort of available pleasure, a piquant one, say, ...
Joel Marks, 1986
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Favorite Words of Famous People: A Celebration of Superior ...
(Essayist, Time magazine; author, Falling off the Map; The Open Road) “ Languorous.” I like the ease, the recline, the slowness that amounts to sensuousness in this word; I like its sense of recumbency, the way it sprawls out like a hammock ...
Lewis Burke Frumkes, 2011
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Faulkner and the Short Story
Peter's mother finally appears, "languorous as a handled magnolia petal," " languorous as a decayed lily," "like a languorous damaged lily" (493). She looks at Faulkner and Spratling for a moment with "her dark eyes in which was all the ...
Ann J. Abadie, 1992
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Pro Speech
In the first image phrase, languorous and silver are support words, telling us more about the basic image. In the second image phrase, over, dark and stormy are support words, guiding us to picture a certain kind of ocean. Give less emphasis ...
Geoffrey Forward, 2006
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Ill Seen Ill Said
... by the inhabitual languorous. A languorous collapsion. ... by the inhabitual - slumberous <infrequent languorous>. A slumberous (>) <languorous> collapsion .
Samuel Beckett, Charles Krance, 1996
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A French Song Companion
... cri doux Que l'herbe agitée expire... Tu dirais, sous l'eau qui vire, Le roulis sourd des cailloux. It. is. languorous. rapture. It is languorous rapture, It is amorous fatigue, It is all the tremors of the forest In the breezes' embrace, It is, around the ...
Graham Johnson, Richard Stokes, 2002
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Soundings in St. Augustine's Imagination
8. Deliciosae. Lassitndines: Languorous. Delights. Stumbling on the Odyssey image in one of Augustine's earliest works was a rare bit of luck. But discerning that same image in his later works is a much more delicate task. Even in its pristine ...
Robert J. O'Connell, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LANGUOROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term languorous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Film review: 'Antonia.' | Boston Herald
... another stiff), resulting in languorous, nonlinear sex scenes set upon Italian lawns -- more visuals better suited to a fashion commercial than ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
2
Dan DeLuca's picks: Dr. John, Jones Family, Lana Del Rey, and more
... last year's Ultraviolence is suitably atmospheric and moody, as Del Rey cruises down Wilshire Boulevard in pursuit of languorous romance. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
Holidays can be pretty hard work | The National
... with the delightful prospect of no more work for a week or two, lots of sightseeing, late nights and languorous lie-ins, exotic feasts, new sights, ... «The National, Jul 15»
4
Review: In 'Biophony,' Ballet Matches Exotic Sound - The New York …
Although the dancers often move quickly, it's a curious aspect of Mr. King's aesthetic that they are always languorous, as if in a hot climate, even ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Tame Impala's New Album: Currents | Rolling Stone
His first two albums were a fun-house tour of rock's psychedelic corners; even at its loudest, the music always had a languorous, contemplative ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
6
Menorca: an idyllic summer beach retreat - Travel - Life & Style …
And so the pace was set: languorous days that were each spent exploring a different secret cove. Unlike its Balearic neighbours, Menorca has ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
7
Justin Bieber Does a Great Ozzy Osbourne in LSB -- Vulture
Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" is too languorous to have much of an impact, and Deion Sanders acts like "Play That Funky Music" is a dis against ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
8
Fire Island Residents to Lose Their Homes to Make Way for a Dune …
The couple shared decades of languorous, salt-swept weekends in their beach getaway, arriving on Friday nights from their primary home in ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Book review: Mockingbird author Lee Harper's Go Set A Watchman …
The opening chapters are slow and languorous, beautifully setting the scene. Lee's unadorned style is lit up by the occasional sparkling ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Kids are all right | Business Standard News
His sui generis dialogue delivery, languorous body language, buck-toothed smile make him a talent worth checking out in future. The thing ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»

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