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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
That there was this kind of languor, a little bit of maturity.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The companionable dynamics in his scenes with Melling and Kene are a treat and help to leaven the languor that sets in the back-half of the run-time.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The companionable dynamics in his scenes with Melling and Kene are a treat and help to leaven the languor that sets in the back-half of the run-time.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for languor
Noun
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As seen only in the episodes, the major arcs of this season of Love Island have been tedious to the point of boredom.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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This can stem from boredom or a desire for stimulation, or even a territorial instinct to protect the dog's territory against intruders.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Angela, a choir director and family history consultant for her local church, was first hospitalized on March 6 complaining of dizziness and weakness.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The weakness could be due to the new 30% tariffs that President Donald Trump threatened against the European Union and Mexico over the weekend.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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Individuals experiencing more severe infections may experience high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, rashes, and blood in urine.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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At its best, though, White Zombie turns its lethargy into something akin to a surreal dream whose nightmarish qualities are slow but undeniable and inescapable.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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The result can feel like exhaustion, even when the change is welcome.—
Inga Bielińska,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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That last one was a mild surprise since he’s avoided his Michael Jackson parodies over the past few years due the revelations of Finding Neverland, and simple exhaustion after playing them every show going back to the Eighties.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
13 July 2025
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Raúl Jiménez brought the crowd out of its stupor less than two minutes into the second half, chasing a through ball from Santiago Giménez into the penalty area, then finishing with his right foot from the edge of the six-yard box to double the lead.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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The soup throwers and activists blindfolding statues hope to wake us from our climate stupor.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Listeriosis symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, nausea, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea for those with a mild illness.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
3 July 2025
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Hours of service limits are meant to reduce driver fatigue.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2025
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As something of a companion piece to More, Jacques Deray’s summer thriller La Piscine is a far more dramatic and insidious tale of tropical desire, lassitude, and violence.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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The result of this lassitude is that cars still rule the streets.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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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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President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.—
David Harsanyi,
National Review,
25 Jan. 2024
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“Languor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languor. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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