languor
31languorous — languor ► NOUN 1) tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable. 2) an oppressive stillness of the air. DERIVATIVES languorous adjective languorously adverb …
32languorously — languor ► NOUN 1) tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable. 2) an oppressive stillness of the air. DERIVATIVES languorous adjective languorously adverb …
33lan|guor — «LANG guhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. lack of energy; weakness; weariness: »A long illness caused his languor. SYNONYM(S): feebleness, fatigue. 2. lack of interest or enthusiasm; indifference: »Languor is not in your heart (Matt …
34langueur — [ lɑ̃gɶr ] n. f. • 1125; lat. languor, oris 1 ♦ Vieilli État d une personne dont les forces diminuent graduellement et lentement. ⇒ abattement, affaiblissement, alanguissement, dépérissement, épuisement, étisie, marasme. Maladie de langueur. ⇒… …
35lethargy — lethargy, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpor, torpidity are comparable when meaning physical and mental inertness. Lethargy implies a state marked by an aversion to activity which may be constitutional but is typically induced by disease, extreme …
36Languorous — Lan guor*ous, a. [From {Languor}: cf. F. langoureux.] Producing, or tending to produce, languor; characterized by languor. [Obs. or Poetic] [1913 Webster] Whom late I left in languorous constraint. Spenser. [1913 Webster] To wile the length from… …
37lethargy — noun Etymology: Middle English litargie, from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lethargia, from Greek lēthargia, from lēthargos forgetful, lethargic, irregular from lēthē Date: 14th century 1. abnormal drowsiness 2. the quality or state of …
38Utopia, Limited — Utopia Limited, or The Flowers of Progress , is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It was the second to last of Gilbert and Sullivan s fourteen collaborations, premiering on 7 October 1893 for a run of 245 …
39languorous — languorously, adv. languorousness, n. /lang geuhr euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by languor; languid. 2. inducing languor: languorous fragrance. [1480 90; LANGUOR + OUS] * * * …
40langueur — (lan gheur) s. f. 1° Etat d une personne affaiblie, malade. Maladie de langueur. Être en langueur. • Il est revenu un gentilhomme de Commerci qui m a fait peur de la santé du cardinal de Retz : ce n est plus une vie, c est une langueur, SÉV.… …
