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Meanings of languorous in inglês

Lacking spirit or liveliness.

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Usage of languorous in inglês
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The languorous dream is broken; there is an air of new expectancy.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
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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
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Opal was held spellbound by the subtle charm of his languorous eyes.
One Day / A sequel to 'Three Weeks'
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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
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On more eager pulse rises a languorous strain of horn and cellos.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
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With a smile even more languorous than Graendal's, Aran'gar met his gaze.
Knife of dreams
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Where you go on these languorous isles will depend on your temperament.
BBC
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Unlike Broomfield's trademark films, the languorous director barely featured in this one.
The Guardian
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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...
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Richard Ford's languorous, slow-moving, rhythmic prose majestically serves this astonishingly heartfelt narrative.
The Irish Times
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These languorous melodies, which insinuate themselves into the subconscious, are a delight.
The Irish Times
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He lifted the bottle to his mouth for a long, languorous drink.
The story of edgar sawtelle
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