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   languor

   /ˈlaŋɡə/

   noun

   • 1. tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable: "her whole being was pervaded by a dreamy languor" Similar lassitudelethargylistlessnesstirednesstorporfatiguewearinesslazinessidlenessindolenceinactivityinertiasluggishnesssleepinessdrowsinesssomnolenceenervationlifelessnessapathyOpposite vigour
   • 2. an oppressive stillness of the air: "the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor" Similar stillnesstranquillitycalmcalmnesslullsilencewindlessnessoppressivenessheaviness

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin, from languere (see languish). The original sense was ‘illness, distress’, later ‘faintness, lassitude’; current senses date from the 18th century, when such lassitude became associated with a romantic yearning.

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