languor UK /ˈlæŋɡə/US /ˈlæŋɡɚ/noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly, that I felt the palpitation of every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness. — 1816 •Dullness, sluggishness; lack of vigour; stagnation.From languor she passed to the lightest vivacity; her temper became merry and wild in the extreme; she was all at once a tease, a tomboy, and a witch. — 1923 •Listless indolence or inactivity, especially if enjoyable or relaxing; dreaminess; (countable) an instance of this.Repose! The very word has a nostalgic ring to it, conjuring up a vanished world of pale solitude, gentle distances, summer vistas, languour, and lovely women … — 1984 •Heavy humidity and stillness of the air.There is a languor in the air which encourages your own, and the poetry of memory is in every drooping flower and falling leaf. — 1837 •Melancholy caused by lovesickness, sadness, etc.; (countable) an instance of this. •(no longer used) Sorrow; suffering; also, enfeebling disease or illness; (countable, obsolete) an instance of this. verb1 •To languish. formslanguored · languoring · languors
