Associations to the word «Languish»

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.]

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".