Languor (Noun)
Meaning 1
A relaxed comfortable feeling.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The warm sunshine and gentle breeze filled her with a sense of languor as she lounged on the beach.
- After a long, hot bath, he felt a deep languor wash over him, and he settled into a peaceful nap.
- The languor of the summer afternoon was palpable, as people strolled lazily through the park, enjoying the warm weather.
- As she settled into her favorite armchair with a good book, she felt a languor creep over her, and her eyelids began to droop.
- The sound of the waves gently lapping at the shore created a soothing languor that seemed to melt all her worries away.
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Meaning 2
Oppressively still air; "the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor"; "Summer shows all the languor of a hot, breezeless day as the dancer lazily brushes her hand over her brow".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 3
Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 4
A feeling of lack of interest or energy.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The warm sunshine seemed to induce a languor in her, and she spent the entire day lounging on the beach.
- As the days passed, the once-vibrant community center began to exhibit a sense of languor, with few visitors and fewer still attending the programs.
- His listlessness had grown into a languor, a constant tiredness that left him apathetic and detached from his work.
- A mid-afternoon languor washed over him as he settled into the sofa with a heavy, air-conditioned weight, grateful to have finally cooled down after his hike.
- Their apartment seemed stuck in a perpetual state of languor, furniture old and out of place, belongings mismatched, yet curiously just remaining exactly the same over years of static presence.