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languor

noun

Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

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Word length
7
Starts with
L
Ends with
R
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
8

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noun

  1. Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

    “The general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”

noun

  1. A feeling of lack of interest or energy

noun

  1. A relaxed comfortable feeling

noun

  1. Oppressively still air

    “The afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor”

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Example Sentences

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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