GRE vocabulary
languorous
characterized by pleasant or dreamy weariness; lazily relaxed
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Questions about “languorous”
Languorous (adjective) means characterized by pleasant or dreamy weariness; lazily relaxed
Here is languorous used in an example sentence: "They spent a languorous Sunday drifting between the hammock and the shaded porch."
Common synonyms for languorous include languid, lethargic, dreamy, indolent.
Antonyms of languorous include brisk, energetic, lively.
Languorous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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