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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
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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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Any signs of internal weakness represent an opportunity for the opposition.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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This comes as investors are anxious about how his retaliatory tariffs will affect the broader U.S. economy, which is already showing some signs of weakness.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The most common bacterial threats include Salmonella and E. coli, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea (often bloody), dehydration, fever, and lethargy.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2025
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The main clinical signs of HCM are coughing and lethargy.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 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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In 1994 of this reimagined America, Michelle (Brown) is a rebellious foster teen who lost her family in a car accident and wants nothing to do with people, most of whom mainly exist in a VR stupor powered by Skate’s Apple-esque mega company.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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But Billy seems to be coming out of his post-Claudia stupor and recognizes that Olympia is picking Matty for her big assignments repeatedly.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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This imbalance often goes unnoticed, understandably leading to feelings of resentment and fatigue.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The party capitalized on the public’s fatigue after a decade of Saakashvili’s necessary but intense reforms.—
Anastasiya Zavyalova,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Wakefield-Scurr’s discoveries have helped rupture the long-standing lassitude.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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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
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 10 Apr. 2025.
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