Langour
/ˈlæŋ.ər/noun
An archaic or variant spelling of languor, meaning a state of physical or emotional weakness, listlessness, or dreamy weariness.
Did you know?In medieval and early modern writing, langour could describe lovesickness: an emotional longing imagined as a genuine bodily illness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*slenǵʷ-
“To become weak, slack, or sluggish”
Classical Latin
Latin
languēre
“To be weak, faint, or lacking vitality”
Classical Latin
Latin
languor
“Weakness, faintness, or exhaustion”
Old French
Old French
langor / langueur
“Weakness, suffering, or lovesickness”
Middle English
English
langour
“Physical weakness, sorrow, or emotional weariness”
Modern English
English
languor
“A dreamy, listless state of weakness or relaxed weariness”