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languor
noun
Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
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noun
Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
“The general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”
noun
A feeling of lack of interest or energy
noun
A relaxed comfortable feeling
noun
Oppressively still air
“The afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor”
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The general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
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
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