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Languid meaning
Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless. | Of a person or their movement: showing a dislike for physical effort; leisurely, unhurried. | Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.
Synonyms of Languid
Example sentences (20)
Flamenco for Everybody is an exhilarating live performance of flamenco and contemporary dance, languid guitar, Spanish poetry and high-energy percussion seamlessly woven into compelling storytelling.
It’s the lack of satisfaction and the languid trust in public institutions which largely explain the low levels of progress.
The older I get (into the mid-autumnal stage now – or so I hope) the more I regard autumn as a languid time of planning and organisation, a muse ahead of what words I’ll aim to assemble and reassemble through winter’s chill.
Closing his eyes, he kneaded his way into a languid, contemplative melody, his head bent gently over the keys.
Gosling still authors twinkling moments of the movie star comedy at which he is so adept—a languid double take here, a smiling shrug there—but they are buried under frenetic and unfocused action and a bloated editing style that gives us too much at once.
There was a relatability to the film and the songs were outstanding and in many homes, cassettes belted out the languid Ninnukori varanam.
Bridgers’s lyrical talent was evident on her 2017 debut, “Stranger in the Alps,” which had a few perfect songs but as a whole sometimes felt muted, languid and downcast.
Even better, the game’s languid pace allows time for wagering on the next shot.
Lynn’s languid, ruminative approach remains as she croons in a lovely, unhurried, sepia-toned noir style, not far removed from Cowboy Junkies’ Margo Timmins.
She lives in a small town near Genoa, in Liguria, a region best known for its picturesque Cinque Terre towns and languid seaside views.
There was a professionally languid captain in the Headquarters wing who wore a monocle.
Entertainment spans from active watersports to the languid: chill out at the hotel's private beach, beside the sparkling turquoise pool.
His languid running style and quick feet give him a graceful air and he brushed opponents aside with ease.
Such a languid pace at which this movie operates!
Summers often bring a wave of childhood memories: lounging poolside, trips to the local amusement park, languid, steamy days at the beach.
Faith Healer is becoming one of Canada’s best musical exports, and tonight they’ll play alongside one of Portland’s best musical exports, Reptaliens (whose 2017 LP is languid, morbid, sun-kissed, and beautiful pop).
There’s a hot, languid air of mystery to it all.
The track is ostensibly languid and sexy, but under the surface it prickles with unease.
Two Plains & a Fancy carries itself in a mood quite similar to that film’s loose series of languid vacations undertaken by graduate students in the early ‘90s.
Cook's chiselled looks and languid manner led Humphries to observe that whereas most people take after their father or mother, Cook seemed more like an aunt.