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Meanings of
languid
in English
Lacking spirit or liveliness.
dreamy
languorous
lackadaisical
Related terms
lethargic
unergetic
Synonyms
Examples for "
dreamy
"
dreamy
languorous
lackadaisical
Examples for "
dreamy
"
1
Some were smoking; some chatting merrily together; some sitting in
dreamy
languor.
2
His voice was slurred, the words coming out in a
dreamy
monotone.
3
He paused in his
dreamy
utterance, and turned in his chair listening.
4
Poor old Ted; he is the most
dreamy
chap that ever was.
5
The sky was
dreamy
;
a delicate blue seen through a golden gauze.
1
The
languorous
dream is broken; there is an air of new expectancy.
2
The hot tub, followed by the wine, had left her feeling
languorous
.
3
Somebody played the
languorous
waltzes of the Tzigane orchestras on the piano.
4
There reached them the murmur of voices, the
languorous
lap of water.
5
All the feline joy of her
languorous
ease seemed to have departed.
1
Marriage is a
lackadaisical
proceeding at best; but there is no resource.
2
The
lackadaisical
gentleman with the moustache turned out to be her husband.
3
And he began to sing, in a
lackadaisical
manner, through his nose:
4
I tell you fairly that I cannot sympathize with a
lackadaisical
lover.
5
Louise's
lackadaisical
manner was partially feigned; she'd counted on Corelli's being busy tonight.
Usage of
languid
in English
1
I hid my surprise at his question behind a long,
languid
stretch.
2
All over Ireland hotels are refurbishing and renovating after 10
languid
years.
3
All that was back in the decrepit and
languid
and hopesick nineties.
4
A
languid
South African team were lucky to get nil that day.
5
A
languid
moment passed, then she laughed, her body shaking with it.
6
With a
languid
yet graceful poise, he feints and shimmies past opponents.
7
The animal started slowly moving toward them through the doorway,
languid
,
unafraid.
8
Her mother opened her
languid
eyes wide when the child came in.
9
Steam curled languidly from it; also a smell not quite as
languid
.
10
The families have been frustrated with the government's
languid
and uninformative response.
11
The following week or so my mood was strangely
languid
and serene.
12
It was so very different from Rohan's pale,
languid
,
surprisingly strong one.
13
Sibylla busied herself with the tea, in a
languid
sort of manner.
14
In summer he is not
languid
,
for the air is never sultry.
15
She settled back upon the cushions, stretched one
languid
arm in farewell.
16
To the south, orchards and woods bounded the
languid
Bay of Divers.
Other examples for "languid"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
languid
Adjective
Frequent collocations
languid eyes
languid interest
more languid
languid hand
languid smile
More collocations
Languid
through the time
Languid
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common