Languorous
[lang-ger-uh s] /ˈlæŋ gər əs/
adjective
1.
characterized by ; languid.
2.
inducing :
languorous fragrance.
/ˈlæŋɡərəs/
adjective
1.
characterized by or producing languor
2.
another word for languid
adj.
late 15c., “mournful,” from Old French langoros (11c.), from langor (see languor). Meaning “suggestive of languor” is from 1821. Related: Languorously; languorousness.
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