LANGUOR

languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness

(noun) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; “the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”

languor, lassitude, listlessness

(noun) a feeling of lack of interest or energy

languor, dreaminess

(noun) a relaxed comfortable feeling

languor

(noun) oppressively still air; “the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor”; “Summer shows all the languor of a hot, breezeless day as the dancer lazily brushes her hand over her brow”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

languor (countable and uncountable, plural languors)

(uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.

Synonym: torpor

(uncountable) Melancholy caused by lovesickness, sadness, etc.; (countable) an instance of this.

(uncountable) Dullness, sluggishness; lack of vigour; stagnation.

(uncountable) Listless indolence or inactivity, especially if enjoyable or relaxing; dreaminess; (countable) an instance of this.

(uncountable) Heavy humidity and stillness of the air.

(uncountable, obsolete) Sorrow; suffering; also, enfeebling disease or illness; (countable, obsolete) an instance of this.

Etymology 2

Verb

languor (third-person singular simple present languors, present participle languoring, simple past and past participle languored)

(intransitive) To languish.

Source: Wiktionary

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Lan"guor, n. Etym: [OE. langour, OF. langour, F. langueur, L. languor. See Languish.]

1. A state of the body or mind which is caused by exhaustion of strength and characterized by a languid feeling; feebleness; lassitude; laxity.

2. Any enfeebling disease. [Obs.] Sick men with divers languors. Wyclif (Luke iv. 40).

3. Listless indolence; dreaminess. Pope. " German dreams, Italian languors." The Century.

Syn.

– Feebleness; weakness; faintness; weariness; dullness; heaviness; lassitude; listlessness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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