as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
the languidness of her sigh suggested that death would not be long in the coming
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Noun
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Kindness may sound like a luxury in today’s high-takes, deliver-faster, do more with less, margin-tighter world—or worse, weakness.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025 -
Several recent economic indicators are pointing in the wrong direction – weakness in second-quarter gross domestic product and slower-than-expected growth in both the manufacturing and services sectors, for example.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Between stress, shame, emotional disconnection, the current state of the world being challenging, and just plain exhaustion, desire can come and go.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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The exhaustion and boredom is certainly a factor, but these books just aren’t making a strong case for themselves anymore.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To be clear, however, your fatigue probably wouldn’t be isolated to mealtimes if this were the case.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 Aug. 2025
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From a physiological point of view, fatigue is associated with a rise in cortisol, the neuromediator that reflects our resilience to emotional or physical stress.—
Mélanie Defouilloy,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The book’s languor can be ponderous and vintage, more 20th century than 21st.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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This languor expands in the velvety air.—
J.T. Townley,
The New York Review of Books,
6 Mar. 2025
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