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lan·guid

d) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Lacking energy or vitality; weak: a languid wave of the hand.
Showing little or no spirit or animation; listless: a languid mood.
Lacking vigor or force; slow: languid breezes.

ETYMOLOGY:
French languide, from Latin languidus, from langure, to be languid; see slg- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
languid·ly(Adverb), languid·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for languid

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