languorous

UK: /ˈlæŋgərəs/ US: /ˈlæŋərəs/ ,(lang′gər əs)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

lan•guor•ous /ˈlæŋərəs/   adj. 

1. causing a feeling of pleasant laziness or relaxation:
   a languorous breeze.
2. showing a feeling of pleasant laziness or relaxation:
   a languorous wave of the hand.
lan•guor•ous•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

lan•guor•ous  (lang′gər əs), adj. 

1. characterized by languor;
   languid.
2. inducing languor:
   languorous fragrance.

• languor + -ous 1480–90

lan′guor•ous•ly, adv. 
lan′guor•ous•ness, n. 

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languorous / ˈlæŋɡərəs/ adjective

1. characterized by or producing languor
2. another word for languid