Languorous
/ˈlæŋ.ɡə.rəs/noun
Characterized by a slow, relaxed, and sometimes dreamy or listless quality.
Did you know?Languorous comes from the same ancient root as words for “longing” and “length,” because in Latin it was tied to a drawn-out state of weakness and weariness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dl̥gʰ-
“to be long, drawn out”
Latin
Latin
languēre
“to be faint, weak, or sluggish”
Latin
Latin
languōr
“weakness, faintness, exhaustion”
Old French
OF
langoureux
“sickly, weak, languid”
Middle English
English
langourous
“full of languor; weak or listless”
Modern English
English
languorous
“slow, dreamy, and relaxed in a way that suggests weariness or sensuality”