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Grammar : Adj
Spell : lang-ger-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæŋ gər əs



Definition of languorous

Origin :
  • late 15c., "mournful," from Old French langoros (11c.), from langor (see languor). Meaning "suggestive of languor" is from 1821. Related: Languorously; languorousness.
  • adj languid
Example sentences :
  • On through the languorous May warmth travelled westward the long column.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • To be likened to the languorous effects of some almost stimulating drug.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • The freshness of the morning had passed and a languorous mist had fallen.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various
  • The air was languorous with the scent of jasmin and orange-blossoms.
  • Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
  • His breath came quicker; his eyes were languorous and teasing.
  • Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner
  • And that he admired his own languorous ways there is no doubt.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • The air, which should have been full of the twittering of birds, was heavy and languorous.
  • Extract from : « The Sleeping Beauty » by C. S. Evans
  • Warmer grew the air with a languorous, permeating fragrance.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old San Francisco » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • And for her the languorous bright afternoon had lost its charm.
  • Extract from : « Saturday's Child » by Kathleen Norris
  • A languorous indolence, bred of the mountains, possessed her as an ecstasy.
  • Extract from : « The Garden of Swords » by Max Pemberton

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