ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsLlanguid
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languid
Meaning: slow and relaxed; lacking energy
languid in a sentence
How languid is used in real sentences:
The languid summer afternoon dragged on without a breeze.
The languid summer afternoon dragged on without a breeze.
“On languid August afternoons, participants lingered over instructions and sometimes postponed decisions until the library was closing.”
— from the passage Signals at the Table
Synonyms for languid
Other words for languid — sluggish, listless and lethargic — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of languid
Words that mean the opposite of languid:
- vigorous
- lively
Where it comes from
From Latin languere 'to be weak'
Memory hook
LANGUID — LANG, slow LANGuage of laziness.