Synonyms of languid

languid 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in languorous

lacking bodily energy or motivation

a few languid dancers swayed about on the dance floor without much enthusiasm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• languorous
• listless
• tired
• lackadaisical
• spiritless
• limp
• exhausted
• sleepy
• weak
• languishing
• weary
• lazy
• enervated
• indolent
• slothful
• feeble
• sluggish
• torpid
• lethargic
• careless
• phlegmatic
• dull
• indifferent
• stolid
• impassive
• apathetic
• thoughtless
• loggy
• heedless
• frail
• inert
• logy
• knackered
• inactive
• unwary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energetic
• ambitious
• active
• dynamic
• animated
• enterprising
• kinetic
• motivated
• industrious
• eager
• enthusiastic
• lively
• vivacious
• cheerful
• pumped
• avid
• keen
• perky
• up
• watchful
• sleepless
• dapper
• awake
• vigilant
• wide-awake
• alert
• chipper
• open-eyed
• agog

2

as in weak

lacking bodily strength

the tired athlete's languid movements on the tennis court

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weak
• feeble
• weakened
• frail
• slight
• soft
• faint
• asthenic
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• tired
• disabled
• softened
• infirm
• effete
• unsubstantial
• enervated
• paralyzed
• wasted
• delicate
• low
• wimpy
• exhausted
• tender
• down-and-out
• prostrate
• weary
• vulnerable
• sapped
• incapacitated
• injured
• fragile
• wimpish
• prostrated
• unsteady
• challenged
• drained
• impotent
• woozy
• dizzy
• invalid
• rocky
• decrepit
• powerless
• groggy
• lame
• flimsy
• impaired
• damaged
• susceptible
• broken-down
• hurt
• resistless
• flagging
• breakable
• unsound
• yielding
• worn-out
• unresistant
• harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerful
• strong
• mighty
• muscular
• sinewy
• athletic
• virile
• rugged
• stout
• stalwart
• lusty
• husky
• robust
• beefy
• fit
• hard
• brawny
• sturdy
• vigorous
• tough
• hardy
• energetic
• able-bodied
• hardened
• sound
• healthy
• strengthened
• fortified
• capable
• competent
• energized
• strapping
• red-blooded
• hale
• inured
• vitalized
• toughened
• invigorated
• recovering
• convalescing
• recuperating

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leisurely
• slow
• unhurried
• dilatory
• sluggish
• pokey
• creeping
• lagging
• dragging
• crawling
• poky
• laggard
• dallying
• tardy
• slowing
• dillydallying
• snail-paced
• dawdling
• poking
• snaillike
• lethargic
• deliberate
• lingering
• lounging
• ambling
• inert
• plodding
• loafing
• inactive
• loitering
• measured
• heavy-footed
• shuffling
• tarrying
• strolling
• decelerating
• slow-footed
• procrastinating
• stalling
• inching
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rapid
• brisk
• swift
• speedy
• breathless
• hasty
• quick
• rushing
• lightning
• fast
• dizzy
• snappy
• meteoric
• whirlwind
• running
• racing
• fleet
• speeding
• flying
• ready
• expeditious
• prompt
• rocketing
• breakneck
• bolting
• whirling
• scudding
• hurrying
• warp-speed
• accelerated
• quickened
• careering
• barreling
• hurried
• scurrying
• zipping
• rushed
• whisking
• scooting
• hastened

languidness

2 of 2

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakness
• exhaustion
• fatigue
• languor
• enervation
• feebleness
• faintness
• debility
• asthenia
• listlessness
• fragility
• lowness
• infirmity
• debilitation
• impairment
• enfeeblement
• injury
• frailty
• decay
• tenderness
• frailness
• wimpiness
• delicacy
• disablement
• breakdown
• decrepitude
• damage
• lassitude
• helplessness
• weariness
• prostration
• softness
• impotence
• collapse
• powerlessness
• invalidism
• harm
• impuissance
• defenselessness
• hurt
• incapacitation
• effeteness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strength
• vigor
• robustness
• hardiness
• vitality
• energy
• hardihood
• huskiness
• virility
• fitness
• muscularity
• hardness
• toughness
• lustiness
• health
• ruggedness
• sturdiness
• stoutness
• soundness
• brawniness
• wellness
• heftiness
• healthiness

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