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as in languorous
lacking bodily energy or motivation
a few languid dancers swayed about on the dance floor without much enthusiasm
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as in weak
lacking bodily strength
the tired athlete's languid movements on the tennis court
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as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
the film's languid pace will not be to the taste of many moviegoers
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Recent Examples of languid
The perfect spot for a languid afternoon with your favorite tome.
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Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
22 May 2026
Inside the White House complex, a slightly languid mood, typical during a President’s foreign trip, prevailed.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Summer was made for slow, languid days and stories that linger long after the final page.
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Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
The pale pink, elegantly languid petals support innumerable color combinations in the garden while mimicking swishing skirts.
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Erica Browne Grivas,
Midwest Living,
1 May 2026
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Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
22 May 2026
Inside the White House complex, a slightly languid mood, typical during a President’s foreign trip, prevailed.
—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Summer was made for slow, languid days and stories that linger long after the final page.
—
Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
The pale pink, elegantly languid petals support innumerable color combinations in the garden while mimicking swishing skirts.
—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Midwest Living,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for languid
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Adorned with almost graphically violent labels showcasing alpha predators -- a shark, a grizzly, an orca, a lion and some sort of particularly angry bird of prey -- the bottles are a far cry from the placid villas and languorous ladies plastered across so many wines.
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Their first statement signing to launch the project was the €42m purchase of the lanky and languorous Argentine playmaker.
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Depressed wages, a weak currency and hyperinflation have continued to make life difficult for ordinary Venezuelans, many of whom struggle to afford basic goods.
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There, the Sox scored on a weak, off-line throw from shallow left fielder José Caballero.
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Mondays have $5 martinis, mules and margaritas, Fridays and Saturdays are for boogying upstairs and the patio at Metro is an any-day spot for a leisurely drink or three.
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That was when the lensman captured the social set at their leisurely and often strikingly dressed best.
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The length exacerbates all the rest of the series' sins, including a lack of emotional depth, gratuitous suffering and violence, long stretches of boring, listless plotting and extraneous characters.
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Instead of the fantastical, even beautiful diaper sculptures, we were served the waste products of listless consumption.
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Jolted by a feeble office market, a growing number of developers are considering ways to convert their office properties to other uses, such as housing projects.
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Enervated cuteness and tryhard sincerity define a whole new wave of musicians, from Pittsburgh rockers feeble little horse to cringe-pop upcycler Worldpeace DMT to SoundCloud producer MASSI, whose songs spill with the tiny adorable detail of a toy train set.
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What to expect over the weekend Though Friday was expected to be the slowest day of the competition, the atmosphere at Cal Expo was anything but dull.
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Some residents are calling for civilian volunteers to help clear debris, frustrated by the slow pace of the rescue operations.
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Hollywood Plot Lines and Reality These are the tired questions every UFO skeptic asks.
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If your complexion tends to look flat or tired by midday, this powder can help bring back some radiance.
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And while Creger still thought the bill was positive, she was disappointed to see the weakened language around adding lanes to highways.
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The weakened plants are more susceptible to insects and disease pests.
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“Languid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languid. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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