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Meanings of languorous in English

Lacking spirit or liveliness.

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Examples for "dreamy"
Examples for "dreamy"
1
Some were smoking; some chatting merrily together; some sitting in dreamy languor.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure
2
His voice was slurred, the words coming out in a dreamy monotone.
Flesh Eaters
3
He paused in his dreamy utterance, and turned in his chair listening.
The Master-Christian
4
Poor old Ted; he is the most dreamy chap that ever was.
Saint's Progress
5
The sky was dreamy; a delicate blue seen through a golden gauze.
Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan
1
I hid my surprise at his question behind a long, languid stretch.
Fortune's Pawn
2
All over Ireland hotels are refurbishing and renovating after 10 languid years.
The Irish Times
3
All that was back in the decrepit and languid and hopesick nineties.
The Canadian Commonwealth
4
A languid South African team were lucky to get nil that day.
The South African
5
A languid moment passed, then she laughed, her body shaking with it.
The Wise Man’s Fear
1
Marriage is a lackadaisical proceeding at best; but there is no resource.
Paul Clifford — Volume 04
2
The lackadaisical gentleman with the moustache turned out to be her husband.
Green Fancy
3
And he began to sing, in a lackadaisical manner, through his nose:
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man
4
I tell you fairly that I cannot sympathize with a lackadaisical lover.
The Small House at Allington
5
Louise's lackadaisical manner was partially feigned; she'd counted on Corelli's being busy tonight.
Creepers
Usage of languorous in English
1
The languorous dream is broken; there is an air of new expectancy.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
2
The hot tub, followed by the wine, had left her feeling languorous.
The lake
3
Somebody played the languorous waltzes of the Tzigane orchestras on the piano.
Cæsar or Nothing
4
There reached them the murmur of voices, the languorous lap of water.
V. V.'s Eyes
5
All the feline joy of her languorous ease seemed to have departed.
The Pawns Count
6
Opal was held spellbound by the subtle charm of his languorous eyes.
One Day / A sequel to 'Three Weeks'
7
He looked half asleep, and a languorous stillness pervaded the whole scene.
Vane of the Timberlands
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A languorous sense of ease and rest lulled him to sleep again.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
9
On more eager pulse rises a languorous strain of horn and cellos.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
10
With a smile even more languorous than Graendal's, Aran'gar met his gaze.
Knife of dreams
11
Where you go on these languorous isles will depend on your temperament.
BBC
12
Unlike Broomfield's trademark films, the languorous director barely featured in this one.
The Guardian
13
The warm air was heavy and languorous and now Shif'less Sol confessed.
The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississipp...
14
Richard Ford's languorous, slow-moving, rhythmic prose majestically serves this astonishingly heartfelt narrative.
The Irish Times
15
These languorous melodies, which insinuate themselves into the subconscious, are a delight.
The Irish Times
16
He lifted the bottle to his mouth for a long, languorous drink.
The story of edgar sawtelle
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