languid
Slow and dreamy
Languid describes a state of relaxed slowness, suggesting someone drained of energy or simply unhurried: a languid afternoon by the pool, She gave a languid wave.
The word can imply pleasant laziness or physical weakness—context determines whether someone is luxuriating or flagging.
Languid movements are graceful but slow, as if effort costs too much.
Slow and inactive
- torpidInactive and slow
- enervatedDepleted of vitality
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
drowsy · sleepy · exhausted · lethargic · listless · leaden · heavy-lidded · drooping
Lacking interest or concern
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- spiritlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
unenthusiastic · passive · inert · lifeless · dull · flat · lackluster · dispirited
Done without urgency
measured · deliberate · sedate · steady · dawdling · lingering · lazy · idle
Lacking power or force
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
- frailWeak and breakable
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- wanPale and unwell-looking
sickly · debilitated · enfeebled · delicate · fragile · faint · anemic · wasted
sluggish
Slow and inactive
weary · drowsy · sleepy · exhausted · lethargic · listless · leaden · heavy-lidded · drooping · wilting
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- spiritlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
unmotivated · unenthusiastic · passive · inert · lifeless · dull · flat · lackluster · dispirited · dejected
leisurely
Done without urgency
gentle · measured · deliberate · sedate · steady · dawdling · lingering · lazy · idle · indolent
weak
Lacking power or force
wan · sickly · debilitated · enfeebled · delicate · fragile · faint · anemic · wasted · withered
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
floaty · soft · gauzy · wistful · pensive · meditative · musing · contemplative · faraway · abstracted
sultry
Hot, humid, or alluring
- voluptuousSensually full-bodied
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
- silkySmooth and lustrous
flowing · draped · reclining · lounging · supine · sprawling · indulgent · decadent · opulent · lush
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
- slownessslow, sluggish, leisurely, unhurried, crawl
- SouthernSouthern belles, sweet tea, front porch, grits, y'all
- drowsysleepy, drowsy, tired, dozy, groggy
- lacking energylistless, sluggish, weary, torpid, inert
- energy levelsenergetic, energized, hyped, exhausted, fatigued
languidambitious
Strongly desiring achievement
motivated · enterprising · industrious · eager · driven
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- bad languageObscene or offensive words
- foreign languageAnother nation's speech
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
- second languageTongue learned after childhood
- living languageLanguage still naturally spoken
language, languages, languor, languish, languishing, languidly, languished, languorous, languishes