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as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
the beach was packed with sunbathers wallowing in the languor brought on by a scorching summer day
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as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
the tropical heat sapped our strength, leaving us in a state of unaccustomed languor
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Recent Examples of languor
By Judy Berman July 31, 2024 7:00 AM EDT
Summer languor has set in on the TV calendar this July, as House of the Dragon and Love Island USA—but little else—have captivated viewers fresh off June’s The Bear binge.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 31 July 2024
The French Vietnamese director, Tran Anh Hung, is contemporary cinema’s great poet of languor.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
There are two excellent reasons to savor the series, in all of its languor.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The characters emote with the rich, sticky languor of a lava lamp, and none come to life with the force of those in the works to which Catán nods.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
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Judy Berman, TIME, 31 July 2024
The French Vietnamese director, Tran Anh Hung, is contemporary cinema’s great poet of languor.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
There are two excellent reasons to savor the series, in all of its languor.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The characters emote with the rich, sticky languor of a lava lamp, and none come to life with the force of those in the works to which Catán nods.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for languor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for languor
Noun
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While listening to the record, something happened to me that had never happened with a Kanye West record: boredom.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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And tedium leads to boredom which can lead to distraction which can lead to accidents.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fashion chains attributed some of that weakness to cold weather and were clearly crossing their fingers and hoping the trend changed with the weather.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Management is implementing measures to address these weaknesses.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But lethargy has been nagging at them again this week, in defeat and in victory.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms include dehydration, diarrhea, fever, lethargy, loss of appetite and vomiting.—
Allana Haynes,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In that moment of grief and exhaustion, something shifted.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Breast cancer survivor Julie Swallow, 56, initially chalked up her exhaustion to being overworked.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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And that was done mostly wordlessly in a drugged stupor, so that was always going to be a challenge, not to just be the boring guy falling asleep.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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This routine also lulls even the multisig participants into a stupor, or a mindless clicking of buttons.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Insufficient levels of these minerals are associated with a range of hangover symptoms, including fatigue, weakness, and drowsiness.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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As Hakeem Jeffries treks to Los Angeles for a big-ticket fundraiser, a number of Hollywood donors are staying on the sidelines out of fatigue, frustration and even fear over the ability of the Democratic party to stand up to Donald Trump.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But neither was there the ho-hum, dutiful lassitude that usually accompanies second inaugurations, like Barack Obama’s in 2013.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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But the opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., went way further than necessary to insulate Trump from prosecution — not simply before the election, which the court, by its lassitude, had nearly guaranteed, but forever, even in the event that President Biden wins reelection.—
Ruth Marcus,
Washington Post,
1 July 2024
Noun
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2024
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According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.—
Howard W. French,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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“Languor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languor. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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