languidus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From langueō (I am tired, sluggish) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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languidus (feminine languida, neuter languidum, comparative languidior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. faint, weak
    Synonyms: dēbilis, fractus, aeger, īnfirmus, fessus, mollis, tenuis, inops, dēfessus
    Antonyms: praevalēns, fortis, potis, potēns, validus, strēnuus, compos
  2. dull, languid
  3. sluggish, slow
    Synonyms: lentus, tardus, sērus
    Antonyms: rapidus, vēlōx, levis, celer
  4. ill, sick, unwell
    Synonyms: aeger, miser, fessus, īnfirmus
    Antonyms: sānus, salvus, validus, integer, intāctus, salūber
  5. (figuratively) inactive, inert, listless
    Synonyms: dēses, iners, sēgnis, piger, ignāvus, murcidus, socors
    Antonyms: vīvus, strēnuus, impiger, alacer, ācer

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative languidus languida languidum languidī languidae languida
Genitive languidī languidae languidī languidōrum languidārum languidōrum
Dative languidō languidō languidīs
Accusative languidum languidam languidum languidōs languidās languida
Ablative languidō languidā languidō languidīs
Vocative languide languida languidum languidī languidae languida

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • languidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • languidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • languidus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • languidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.