Languid
adjective
Showing or having a lack of energy or spirit.
He felt languid after the long day at work.
Often appears as...
- feel languid
- look languid
adjective
Moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive manner.
A languid wave of the hand.
Often appears as...
- languid voice
- languid motion
adjective
Weak or faint from illness or fatigue.
She was feeling languid due to her illness.
Often appears as...
- languid with fever
- feel languid
Usage tips
Medical
adjective
Showing or having a lack of energy or spirit.
He felt languid after the long day at work.
Often appears as...
- feel languid
- look languid
adjective
Moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive manner.
A languid wave of the hand.
Often appears as...
- languid voice
- languid motion
adjective
Weak or faint from illness or fatigue.
She was feeling languid due to her illness.
Often appears as...
- languid with fever
- feel languid
Usage tips
Medical
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Pro Tip 1/3Energy Levels
Use 'languid' to describe someone's temporary lack of physical or mental energy, not their overall personality.
After the marathon, the runners appeared languid and exhausted.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Negative
'Languid' can be used negatively, but it's less harsh than 'lazy', focusing on the current state.
Her languid demeanor at the party was due to her tiring week.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Illness
While 'languid' can imply illness, it's also used for a normal state of tiredness or relaxation.
The languid summer afternoon made everyone feel relaxed and unhurried.
Compare with
fatigueindolentlethargiclistlesssluggishtiretorpidweary
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The case against "good"...
that we rely on when we are too afraid or too languid to express our real thoughts. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I implore you to deliver a verdict of guilty and send these words to their rightful fate. Now imagine a world without these two words.
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A librarian's case...
I am lackadaisical, I dawdle and I dillydally. I am also unflappable, languid, stoic, impassive, sluggish, lethargic, placid, calm, mellow, laid-back and, well, slothful!
Video examples
The case against "good"...
that we rely on when we are too afraid or too languid to express our real thoughts. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I implore you to deliver a verdict of guilty and send these words to their rightful fate. Now imagine a world without these two words.
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A librarian's case...
I am lackadaisical, I dawdle and I dillydally. I am also unflappable, languid, stoic, impassive, sluggish, lethargic, placid, calm, mellow, laid-back and, well, slothful!
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Quote examples
Steve Erickson
American Novelist
The beautifully composed imagery of '12 Years a Slave' underscores the savagery of its subject, which is an American South not of knights and ladies but obscene values and a grotesque pageantry, every gorgeous shot of the languid landscape radiating toxicity like a hyperlush blossom that's poison to the touch.
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Priyanka Chopra
Indian Actress
In features, we're languid: we shoot one or two scenes over, like, three days. In TV, the pace is so different. You're shooting ten scenes a day, going way into the future or way back into the past. It's complete madness, and I'm just trying to keep up with this really electric pace.
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Julie Plec
American Producer
When you're telling taut, tight storytelling that has any kind of built-in plot twist elements, you tend to want to stack everything up on top of itself as opposed to letting things breathe and be languid in terms of the passage of time.
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Francis Parkman
American Historian
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.
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Parker Posey
American Actress
I find myself listening to Talk Talk on repeat while I'm doing gardening in upstate New York. Their music is so languid, and I just love his voice.
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Jonathan Swift
Irish Writer
As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.
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Ry Cooder
American Musician
I always thought East L.A. music was so dreamy and languid and kinda greasy.
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Steve Erickson
American Novelist
The beautifully composed imagery of '12 Years a Slave' underscores the savagery of its subject, which is an American South not of knights and ladies but obscene values and a grotesque pageantry, every gorgeous shot of the languid landscape radiating toxicity like a hyperlush blossom that's poison to the touch.
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Priyanka Chopra
Indian Actress
In features, we're languid: we shoot one or two scenes over, like, three days. In TV, the pace is so different. You're shooting ten scenes a day, going way into the future or way back into the past. It's complete madness, and I'm just trying to keep up with this really electric pace.
Quote examples
Julie Plec
American Producer
When you're telling taut, tight storytelling that has any kind of built-in plot twist elements, you tend to want to stack everything up on top of itself as opposed to letting things breathe and be languid in terms of the passage of time.
Quote examples
Francis Parkman
American Historian
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.
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Parker Posey
American Actress
I find myself listening to Talk Talk on repeat while I'm doing gardening in upstate New York. Their music is so languid, and I just love his voice.
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Jonathan Swift
Irish Writer
As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.
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Ry Cooder
American Musician
I always thought East L.A. music was so dreamy and languid and kinda greasy.
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