Noun: languor lang-gu(r)
- A feeling of lack of interest or energy
"The summer heat induced a sense of languor in the entire town";
- lassitude, listlessness
- Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
"the general appearance of languor alarmed his friends";
- lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness
- A relaxed comfortable feeling
"A sense of languor overcame her as she lay in the hammock";
- dreaminess
- 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"
Derived forms: languors
Type of: air current, apathy, current of air, easiness, inactiveness, inactivity, inertia, relaxation, wind
Encyclopedia: Languor