Associations to the word «Languish»
Noun
- Obscurity
- Lydia
- Anguish
- Dungeon
- Prison
- Conversation
- Jail
- Fret
- Longevity
- Tradesman
- Sigh
- Yoke
- Torment
- Fade
- Confinement
- Relegation
- Misery
- Neglect
- Decay
- Solitude
- Sink
- Lament
- Commencement
- Decade
- Till
- Absolute
- Rival
- Captivity
- Die
- Esteem
- Despair
- Appetite
- Grief
- Exile
- Poverty
- Tenderness
- Distress
- Nomination
- Pine
- Sick
- Wilt
- Encouragement
- Hell
- Bottom
- Decline
- Cellar
- Liberty
- Cease
- Senate
- Clinton
- Comfort
- Misfortune
- Madame
- Cruelty
- Affection
- Fortune
- Lack
- Wit
- Acquaintance
- Folly
- Genius
- Hunger
- Sorrow
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
LANGUISH, verb. (intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. [from 14th c.]
LANGUISH, verb. (intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]
LANGUISH, verb. (intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. [from 15th c.]
LANGUISH, verb. (intransitive) To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful. [from 17th c.]
LANGUISH, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To make weak; to weaken, devastate. [15th-17th c.]
LANGUISH, verb. (intransitive) (now rare) To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously. [from 18th c.]
Dictionary definition
LANGUISH, verb. Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away".
LANGUISH, verb. Have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover".
LANGUISH, verb. Become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon".
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.