languor

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.

   “languor of convalescence”

2. isim Melancholy caused by lovesickness, sadness, etc.; (countable) an instance of this.
3. isim Dullness, sluggishness; lack of vigour; stagnation.

   “I rushed towards her, and embraced her with ardour; but the deathly languor and coldness of the limbs told me, that what I now held in my arms had ceased to be the Elizabeth whom I had loved and cherished.”

4. isim Listless indolence or inactivity, especially if enjoyable or relaxing; dreaminess; (countable) an instance of this.

   “It is earth's brief breathing space, after the heat and hurry of her busier time; like that repose known only to the young and happy, when the nerves gradually compose themselves, the thoughts gather into some vague but delicious train, and the eyes are closed by languor before sleep.”

5. isim Heavy humidity and stillness of the air.

   “There is a languor in the air which encourages your own, and the poetry of memory is in every drooping flower and falling leaf.”

6. isim Sorrow; suffering; also, enfeebling disease or illness; (countable, obsolete) an instance of this.
7. fiil To languish.