Associations to the word «Languid»

Wiktionary

LANGUID, adjective. Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping or flagging from weakness, fatigue, or lack of energy; indisposed to exertion; sluggish; relaxed: as, languid movements; languid breathing.
LANGUID, adjective. Heavy; dull; dragging; wanting spirit or animation; listless; apathetic.
LANGUID, noun. A languet in an organ (musical instrument).

Dictionary definition

LANGUID, adjective. Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.