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languor
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[ˈlaŋɡə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable
(e.g: her whole being was pervaded by a dreamy languor)
- an oppressive stillness of the air
(e.g: the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor)
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Origin
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Middle English: via Old French from Latin, from languere (see languish). The original sense was ‘illness, distress’, later ‘faintness, lassitude’; current senses date from the 18th century, when such lassitude became associated with a romantic yearning
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