languish
Meaning
- (intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
- (intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
- (intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
- (intransitive) To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
- (obsolete, transitive) To make weak; to weaken, devastate.
- (archaic, intransitive) To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.
Synonyms
be languid
feel weak
grow weak
languish for
pine for
thirst after
thirst for
be wearied
be uneasy
feel exhausted
feel weary
lose vitality
consume away
pine after
become weaker
grow weak/feeble
Translations
languire
languidecer
schmachten
gevşemek
enlanguescer
αδυνατίζω
llanguir εξασθενώ
se cachectiser se rabougrir devenir étiqueFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English languysshen, from the present participle stem of Anglo-Norman and Middle French languir, from Late Latin languīre, alteration of Latin languēre (“to be faint, unwell”). : Compare languor and lax. : Cognate with slack.
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