LANGUOROUS

dreamy, lackadaisical, languid, languorous

(adjective) lacking spirit or liveliness; “a lackadaisical attempt”; “a languid mood”; “a languid wave of the hand”; “a hot languorous afternoon”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

languorous (comparative more languorous, superlative most languorous)

lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.

Source: Wiktionary


Lan"guor*ous, a. Etym: [From Languor: cf. F. langoureux.]

Definition: Producing, or tending to produce, languor; characterized by languor. [Obs. or Poetic] Whom late I left in languorous constraint. Spenser. To wile the length from languorous hours, and draw The sting from pain. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 April 2025

TIME

(noun) an instance or single occasion for some event; “this time he succeeded”; “he called four times”; “he could do ten at a clip”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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