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Languor

Lăn'guor, n.

noun

(lăng'gwur), n. [Lat. languor, It. languore, Sp. & Pr. languor, Fr. langueur. See LANGUISH.] 1. The state of being languid; lassitude of body; that state of the body which is induced by exhaustion of strength, as by disease, by extraordinary exertion, by the relaxing effect of heat, or by weakness from any cause; feebleness; lassitude; softness; laxity. To isles of fragrance, lily-silvered vales, Diffusing languor in the parting gales. Pope.

  1. Dullness of the intellectual faculty; listlessness.
  2. Softness; levity. Watts.

Syn.—Feebleness; weakness; faintness; weariness; dullness; heaviness; lassitude; listlessness.

Lăn'guor, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To feel or exhibit languor; to languish. [Obs.] Chaucer.