languorous

English

Alternative forms

langorous
langourous
languourous

Etymology

From Middle French langoreux

Adjective

languorous (comparative more languorous, superlative most languorous)

lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical
- 1911, George Sterling, The House of Orchids‎:
  Warm as a Lesbian valley's afternoon Made langourous with June

Related terms

Translations

lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical

Esperanto: velka
French: langoureux (fr)
Greek: άτονος (el) m (átonos), νωθρός (el) m (nothrós)
Russian: вя́лый (ru) (vjályj)

Serbo-Croatian: malaksao, mlitav (sh)
Spanish: langido m
Swedish: slapp (sv), slö (sv)

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