languorous

adjective

lan·​guor·​ous ˈlaŋ-gə-rəs 

-grəs,

 also  -ə-rəs

1

: producing or tending to produce languor

a languorous climate

those hot and languorous southern days

2

: full of or characterized by languor

a languorous soak in the tub may be a rare respite for most women

—Vogue

languorously adverb

Synonyms

• enervated
• lackadaisical
• languid
• languishing
• limp
• listless
• spiritless

Choose the Right Synonym for languorous

languid, languorous, lackadaisical, listless, spiritless mean lacking energy or enthusiasm.

languid refers to an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness.

was depressed and languid 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 half-hearted 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

Examples of languorous in a Sentence

the drummer's languorous playing caused the rest of the band to keep missing the beat

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s why a noirish tenor sax snakes through the suite’s middle (played with languorous sensuality by PRISM Quartet’s Timothy McAllister), set to a lyre-like harp accompaniment. —Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2024

The rhymed verse the characters speak in doesn’t at all hinder them from expressing themselves colloquially, in idioms that sound better with a languorous Southern lilt. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024

Rozier constructs his love triangle (or, rather, square) without an ounce of melodrama, focusing as much on the vacation’s languorous atmosphere—and its giddy effect on the friends’ inside jokes and childish slapstick—as on the slow-burn plot. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024

The nocturnal characters spend languorous nights in bars, opera houses, brothels. —Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1