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- Dictionarylanguid/ˈlaŋɡwɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort: "his languid demeanour irritated her" Similar Opposite
- 2. weak or faint from illness or fatigue: "she was pale, languid, and weak, as if she had delivered a child" Similar Opposite
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3 days ago · The French term conscience is defined roughly like English "consciousness" in the 1753 volume of Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie as "the opinion or internal feeling that we ourselves have from what we do".
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2 days ago · Two threads define the women’s collection: on one hand, languid, masculine volumes are reconsidered with a plunging neckline; on the other, tailoring propositions are waisted with slightly shrunken proportions. Miniskirts give power dressing a modern spin. Cocoon coats in double-face cotton echo those seen on the runway.
6 days ago · The languid rhythms and haunting melodies of ‘Caribbean Wind‘ breathe with mystery. The oblique lyrics are filled with yearning and striving, a song of rebirth envisioned from the claustrophobic heat of a hotel room. Multiple versions were attempted, but none made it to a final album.
4 days ago · Languid brown eyes watched the Saturday morning traffic. The spring view and the sporting it provided was good: a tractor and planter chugged down the road before dawn, several trucks loaded with seed bags sped by, and a black LeBaron convertible unexpectedly turned off the road and crept up the lane.
