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Languid

languid
- 1597, from L. languidus "faint, listless," from languere "be weak or faint."
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1.
  ~ adj 1 moving slowly and making very little effort, but in an attractive way  (Sebastian left with a languid wave of the hand.) 2 lazily slow and peaceful  (a languid afternoon by the river) - languidly adv ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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  If you describe someone as languid, you mean that they show little energy or interest and are very slow and casual in their movements. (LITERARY) To his delight a familiar, tall, languid figure lowered itself down the steps of a club. ADJ • languidly We sat about languidly after dinner... ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   adjective  Etymology: Middle French ~e, from Latin ~us, from languere to languish — more at slack  Date: 1597  1. drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion ; weak  2. sluggish in character or disposition ; listless  3. lacking force or quickness of movement ; slow  • ~ly adverb  • ~ness noun Synonyms:  ~, languorous, lackadaisical, listless, spiritless mean lacking energy or enthusiasm. ~ refers to an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness was depressed and ~ for weeks after surgery. languorous suggests a dreamy boredom and delicacy that avoids unnecessary activity languorous cats lying in the sun. lackadaisical implies a carefree indifference marked by halfhearted efforts lackadaisical college seniors pretending to study. listless suggests a lack of interest caused by physical weakness or dissatisfied boredom listless hospital patients listless children flipping through picture books on a rainy day. spiritless refers to a lack of animation or vigor that gives one's actions and words life a spiritless recital of the poem. ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
  adj. 1 lacking vigour; idle; inert; apathetic. 2 (of ideas etc.) lacking force; uninteresting. 3 (of trade etc.) slow-moving; sluggish. 4 faint; weak. Derivatives languidly adv. languidness n. Etymology: F languide or L languidus (as LANGUISH) ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
  прил. 1) слабый 2) вялый 3) безжизненный 4) медлительный ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
6.
  1. слабый, истомленный this recent illness had still left him languid —- он все еще слаб после перенесенной болезни 2. вялый, апатичный; безжизненный languid attempt —- слабая попытка languid market —- бирж. вялый рынок 3. томный the languid air —- воздух полный истомы with a languid air —- с томным видом 4. медлительный, ленивый languid stream —- медленно текущий ручей the languid flame(s) —- слабое пламя languid souls —- сонные дцши 5. скучный ...
Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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  adj.  1) вялый, апатичный; томный - languid stream - languid attempt  2) скучный Syn: see listless LANGUID attempt слабая попытка LANGUID stream медленно текущий ручей ...
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