languide

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin languidus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

languide (plural languides)

1. languid

   Synonym: languissant

Derived terms

• languidement

Related terms

• langueur

Further reading

• “languide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Adjective

languide

1. feminine plural of languido

Anagrams

• dileguan

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlan.ɡʷi.de/, [ˈɫ̪äŋɡʷɪd̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlan.ɡwi.de/, [ˈläŋɡwid̪e]

Adjective

languide

1. vocative masculine singular of languidus

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlan.ɡʷi.deː/, [ˈɫ̪äŋɡʷɪd̪eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlan.ɡwi.de/, [ˈläŋɡwid̪e]

Adverb

languidē (comparative languidius, superlative languidissimē)

1. faintly
2. feebly
3. slowly
4. spiritlessly

References

• “languide”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “languide”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• languide in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.