languorous
lan·guor·ous
adjective \ˈlaŋ-gə-rəs, -grəs also -ə-rəs\Definition of LANGUOROUS
1
: producing or tending to produce languor <a languorous climate>
2
: full of or characterized by languor
— lan·guor·ous·ly adverb
Examples of LANGUOROUS
- <the drummer's languorous playing caused the rest of the band to keep missing the beat>
First Known Use of LANGUOROUS
15th century
Related to LANGUOROUS
- Synonyms
- enervated, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, listless, limp, spiritless
- Antonyms
- ambitious, animated, energetic, enterprising, motivated
See Synonym Discussion at languid
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