Synonyms for languid
- adjective
Most common
listless lackadaisical languorous torpid weary feeble slow soporific
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Languorous — of a person or their actions, character, etc., lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless…
languorous, listless, torpid, lackadaisical, lethargic, sluggish, dull, dreamy, insouciant, world-weary, nonchalant, supine, phlegmatic, impassive, indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic, disinterested, heavy, uninterested, tame, jaded
2. Weak — of a person or animal, or their body functions, flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due…
weak, weary, feeble, sleepy, faint, effete, tired, enfeebled, run-down, drooping, poor, fatigued, impotent, exhausted, anemic US, anaemic UK, infirm, debilitated, worn, weakly, weakened, powerless, flagging
3. Slow — of a thing, lacking energy, liveliness, or strength; inactive, slow-moving, weak
slow, inactive, idle, inert, passive, latent, dormant, suspended, abeyant, sedentary dated
4. Lifeless — of an idea, writing, etc., dull, uninteresting
lifeless, soporific, drowsy, wan, vapid, flat, static, blah, snoozy informal
Other
leisurely, easy-going, languishing, unrushed, hasteless, unhasty, unhectic
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
- adj. 2
Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.
- adj. 3
Of an idea, writing, etc.: dull, uninteresting.
- adj. 4
Of a thing: lacking energy, liveliness, or strength; inactive, slow-moving, weak.
languid breathing languid movements
Related words
- Word family
- languidness languish languor languorous
Example sentences
- listless I feel listless and have a throbbing headache.
- lackadaisical His lackadaisical attitude to studying explains his poor grades.
- torpid When it gets cold, the turtles become torpid.
- weary She felt weary and the world seemed a little hazy.
- feeble The feeble patient is suffering from stomach cancer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| languid | rising | |
| listless | rising | |
| lackadaisical | rising | |
| languorous | rising | |
| torpid | steady | |
| weary | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- wan1
- 4 letters
- poor1, slow1, weak1, flat1, worn1, dull1, blah1, idle2, tame1
- 5 letters
- heavy2, tired2, faint1, weary2, inert2, jaded2, vapid2
- 6 letters
- static2, sleepy2, latent2, dreamy2, feeble2, weakly2, anemic3, drowsy2, infirm2, supine2, effete2, torpid2, snoozy
- 7 letters
- passive2, dormant2, anaemic, abeyant, unhasty
- 8 letters
- weakened2, inactive3, sluggish2, lifeless2, fatigued2, impotent3, flagging2, drooping2, listless2, unrushed, unhectic
- 9 letters
- suspended3, exhausted3, powerless3, sedentary4, leisurely3, lethargic3, apathetic4, impassive3, soporific, enfeebled3, hasteless
- 10 letters
- nonchalant3, phlegmatic3, languorous, insouciant3
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unconcerned3, languishing3, debilitated5
- 12 letters
- uninterested4
- 13 letters
- disinterested4, lackadaisical5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).