languorous
adjective
, -grəs also -ə-rəs\
Definition of languorous
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Synonyms & Antonyms for languorous
Synonyms
enervated, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, limp, listless, spiritless
Antonyms
ambitious, animated, energetic, enterprising, motivated
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Ford Picture an early-morning soiree with fruit parfaits, boxed water, and a meditation class as the languorous boat traffic on Manhattan’s East River glides by. — Anne Quito, Quartz, "The wellness movement has infiltrated car design," 10 Aug. 2019 Around the Middle East, people of all nationalities relax during the long, languorous summer afternoons. — Robin Mather, chicagotribune.com, "Middle Eastern dips and spreads to bump hummus off your summer menu," 26 July 2019 The graceful lions bask in their languorous power, lolling and growling and setting up the parameters of the story. — New York Times, "‘The Lion King’ Review: The Art of Herding Digital Cats," 11 July 2019 The slow, high-flying jumps found in new low-gravity courses are great for creating a more languorous feeling, but courses that play out upside-down are just more annoying versions of those where gravity points downward. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Super Mario Maker 2 review: A great sequel, playable on a better console," 26 June 2019 In recent years, however, some food writers and diners have decried what’s been described as the tyranny of the tasting menu, with their stratospheric prices and epically languorous succession of courses. — Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Au revoir à la carte: Addison debuts new tasting menu-only format," 17 June 2019 In about eight hours, the Blade Runner glow and urban cacophony of China’s most populous city is dialed down to the languorous rural pace, vernacular dress, and rustic wooden dwellings of the country before the Opium Wars. — Zandie Brockett, Condé Nast Traveler, "China's Southern Guizhou Region Is Like a Land Lost in Time," 24 Aug. 2018 The languorous, luxuriant summer of dream and imagination, of blue skies heaped in fleecy clouds, obviously surrendered, if perhaps for only a single day, to meteorological reality. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "After the solstice, rain and gray skies," 22 June 2018 There were languorous afternoons in the angsty, atmospheric bars of Athens, and an impromptu campout near Savannah, the night before its famous St. Patrick’s Day parade. — Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, "There is magic in those Jekyll Island oaks," 21 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'languorous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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