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Meanings of languour in English

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A state of physical and/or mental weakness and a lack of vigor.

      Usage of languour in English
      1
      A pleasant languour, like a light opiate, infused his consciousness; yet he was by no means mentally inactive.
      Alias the Lone Wolf
      2
      It was a hard, stern life, with its smoke, heat, frosts, and languour; but they loved it profoundly.
      Tales of the Wilderness
      3
      The heat was so intense as to throw languour on the garden and croquet-parties, which replaced the winter balls and sleigh drives.
      Bluebell / A Novel
      4
      "She has the languour of the South-Shedoes not jump from one subject to another, she is frankly only interested in love."
      Man and Maid
      Languour through the time