languor

7 synonyms and 4 antonyms for languor, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — A bodily or mental state, brought on by tiredness or illness, marked by a weary, languid feeling; lassitude; also, a single occurrence of this.

Synonyms

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flatness sluggishness lethargy listlessness lassitude phlegm dreaminess

Synonyms by Meaning

1. noun

A bodily or mental state, brought on by tiredness or illness, marked by a weary, languid feeling; lassitude; also, a single occurrence of this.

flatness sluggishness lethargy listlessness lassitude phlegm dreaminess

2. noun

A lack of energy or activity; sluggishness.

“From languor she passed to the lightest vivacity; her temper became merry and wild in the extreme; she was all at once a tease, a tomboy, and a witch.”

Opposites

vigor energy intensity strength

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English langore, langour (“disease, illness; misery, sadness; suffering; condition or event causing sadness, suffering, etc.; unwholesomeness; idleness, inertia; depression, self-disgust; expression of grief”) [and other forms], from Middle French languer, langueur, langour, and Anglo-No...

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