LANGUID, LANGUOROUS, LACKADAISICAL, LISTLESS, SPIRITLESS

synonyms LANGUID, LANGUOROUS, LACKADAISICAL, LISTLESS, SPIRITLESS mean lacking energy or enthusiasm.

LANGUID refers to an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness *was depressed and languid for weeks after surgery*.

LANGUOROUS suggests a dreamy boredom and delicacy that avoids unnecessary activity *languorous cats lying in the sun*.

LACKADAISICAL implies a carefree indifference marked by halfhearted efforts *lackadaisical college seniors pretending to study*.

LISTLESS suggests a lack of interest caused by physical weakness or dissatisfied boredom *listless hospital patients* *listless children flipping through picture books on a rainy day*.

SPIRITLESS refers to a lack of animation or vigor that gives one's actions and words life *a spiritless recital of the poem*.


languid:
1 : drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : WEAK
2 : sluggish in character or disposition : LISTLESS
3 : lacking force or quickness of movement : SLOW


desultory:plan=languid:energy
effervescent~~
staid,sedate,still,droopy,flat,languid,drooping
fervent~~languid
languid,withoutvigor,effervescent,energetic,effervescent
languid:stir=arrogance:defer
languid~~energetic
languid~~vitriolic
vehement~~apathetic,languid,tepid
vivacious~~languid