8 March 2017
languid
[lang-gwid]
adjective
1. lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow:
a languid manner.
2. lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
3. drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.
Origin of languid
Latin
1590-1600; Latin languidus faint. See languish, -id4
Related forms
languidly, adverb
languidness, noun
unlanguid, adjective
unlanguidly, adverb
unlanguidness, noun
Synonyms
1. inactive, inert, sluggish, torpid. 2. spiritless. 3. weak, feeble, weary, exhausted, debilitated.
Antonyms
1. active, energetic. 3. vigorous.
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Examples from the Web for languid
Contemporary Examples
In or out of uniform his motion is languid, his voice relaxed and mellifluous, his movements deliberate, confident.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up
Tom Boswell
September 26, 2014
Once upon a time, French presidents were languid, detached, and rarely ever rushed.
The G-20’s Drama Queen
Eric Pape
September 23, 2009
By that he means, and I soon discovered, that the pacing is languid and perfectly in keeping with real police procedure.
The Original Stieg Larsson
Sarah Weinman
July 26, 2010
His copy was lucid and languid in a way that a wire service or television type could cherish but never reproduce.
Dominick Dunne: The Ultimate Reporters’ Reporter
Allan Dodds Frank
August 27, 2009
He was more finely bred than any American she had met, with his bone-china accent, willowy height and languid wit.
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art
Judith Mackrell
January 24, 2014
Historical Examples
He was tall with a high hat, a fine moustache and a tailcoat; he had melancholy eyes and a languid air.
Fortitude
Hugh Walpole
Could this languid, blasé nobleman be the man Madeleine loved?
Fairy Fingers
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Cynthia opened her languid eyes, and seeing the Duchess’s dress stained with her blood, mutely drew it to her lips.
The Duchess of Trajetto
Anne Manning
None of them were dull, or languid, or dim-eyed this morning.
The Dop Doctor
Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
Mr. Calhoun handed her to a chair, where she began to use her languid but effective fan.
54-40 or Fight
Emerson Hough
He simply stared at me and said in his languid voice, ‘You haven’t chosen an easy profession, Alexei’.
Thatcher Stole My Trousers
Alexei Sayle
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Today’s quote
No good ever came from meetings: the Russian Revolution was just a meeting that got out of hand.
– Alexei Sayle
On this day
8 March – International Women’s Day.
8 March 1010 – Abolqasem Ferdowsi completes his epic poem, Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). The poem is 50,000 verses long and tells the story of Persia, from creation to the Islamic conquest in the 7th century. Ferdowsi commenced the poem in 977AD. It is the national poem of Iran and is revered by Zoroastrians. The poem is celebrated every year in Iran and by Persian speakers in surrounding areas, including Afghanistan and Tajikstan.
8 – 12 March 1917 – February Revolution in Russia. Following International Women’s Day celebrations many women march out of factories and encourage male counterparts to participate in the strikes and rallies. The first of two events that formed the Russian Revolution, resulting in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, which ended the Romanov dynasty and saw the creation of the Russian Provisional Government, initially led by Prince George L’vov and then by socialist Alexander Kerensky.
8 March 1973 – Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia, is fire-bombed, killing 15 people. The building was on the corner of Amelia Street and St Paul’s Terrace. It was claimed the fire was part of an extortion attempt of night-club owners. The men found guilty of the crime, continued protesting their innocence from prison, claiming they were verballed.