languid
Slow, relaxed and without energy.
languid in a sentence
- In the afternoon heat, the cat gave a languid stretch and refused to move again.
- The river was languid in August, sliding past so slowly it hardly seemed to move.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to languid?
- Alively
- Benergetic
- Cslow
- Dquick
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C: slow. The other three mean the opposite of languid.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to languid?
- Alively
- Bslow
- Csluggish
- Dlazy
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A: lively. The other three mean nearly the same as languid.
Words that mean something similar
slow, lazy, sluggish
Words that mean the opposite
lively, quick, energetic
More words about movement & action
- leisurely: Slow, relaxed and unhurried.
- limber: Bending and moving easily.
- lithe: Moving in a smooth, graceful and bendy way.
- loiter: To hang around a place with nothing to do.
- lope: To run with long, easy strides.
- lumber: To move in a slow, heavy and clumsy way.
- lunge: To make a sudden powerful movement towards something.
- lurch: To move suddenly with an unsteady jerk.
More words to explore
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