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
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.
languor (third-person singular simple present languors, present participle languoring, simple past and past participle languored)
(intransitive) To languish.
Source: Wiktionary
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
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
