The droning synthesizers and muted percussion can feed a languid, dozy mood, or they can just seem self-indulgently boring, depending on the listener's mood and taste.
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Languid
/ˈlæŋɡwɪd/
Synonyms for "languid" (275 found)
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faintingfaintishfalteringfatiguedfeeblefeeling faintflabbyflaccidflaggingflatfloppyfoot draggingfoot-draggingfootsorefoulfrazzledgentlegonegood and tiredgradual
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groggygutlesshalf asleephaltingheartlessheavyheavy with sleepheavy-eyedhebetudinoushobbledhobblinghopelessidleimbecileimpassiveimpotentin a stuporin abeyancein suspenseinactiveinanimateindifferentindolentinertinsouciantjadedlackadaisicallanguishinglanguorouslaodiceanlatentlazyleadenleisurelylethargiclifelesslimberlimplimpinglistlesslogylumberinglumpishlustlessmarrowlessmoderatemoribundnappingnarcolepticnarcosenarcotizednarcousnerveless
Adjective(9 words)
Verb(1 words)
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noddingnonchalantnumbnumbedolympianoscitantout of itpassivepeplessphlegmaticpithlessplucklesspokingpokypoopedpowerlessready to droprelaxedreluctantresigned
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rubberyrun downrun raggedrun-downsaggingsaplesssatedsaunteringsedatedsedentaryseedyshufflingsinewlessslacksleep-drownedsleep-drunksleep-filledsleep-swollensleepfulsleepingsleepyslothfulslowslow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow-crawlingslow-footslow-goingslow-leggedslow-movingslow-pacedslow-pokyslow-runningslow-sailingslow-steppedsluggishslumberingslumberousslumberysmolderingsnail-pacedsnaillikesnoozysoftsomnolentsoporificspinelessspiritlessspunklessstaggeringstagnantstagnatingstandingstaticstoicstrengthlessstretchystrollingstultifiedstupefiedstuporosestuporoussupinesuspendedtametardytentativetiredtired-wingedtoddlingtoilworntorpidtortoiseliketotteringtrudgingturtlelikeunarouseduncaringunconcernedunhardenedunhurrieduninterestedunnervedunrefreshedunrestoredunstrungvegetablevegetativewaddlingwanway-wearywaywornweakweakenedweaklyweariedwearifulwearyweary-footedweary-ladenweary-wingedweary-wornwiltingwishy washywithdrawnworld-wearywornworn-downyawningyawny
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6 entrieslanguid afternoonlanguid gazelanguid movementlanguid pacelanguid posturelanguid response
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29 total sentences available.
In the morning the whole commune seems abuzz with activity, but as the sun climbs, the energy falls, and a languid mood takes hold after the midday meal.
Source: tatoeba (8973364)
His wife was shrill, languid, handsome and horrible.
Source: tatoeba (9593515)
It's the village of languid people, who face down, who stomach up: what could it be?
Source: tatoeba (10077562)
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