Languid
Languid
/ˈlaNGɡwəd/
adjective
1. Physically weak or fatiguedThe body after long illness is languid, passive, receptive of sweetness, but too weak to contain it.<
– Virginia Wolfe (1882 – 1941)
2. Mentally or emotionally listless
As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.
– Jonathan Swift (1667 – 1745)
3. Moving or acting in a slow, relaxed manner
Will I never rest in sunlight again – slow, languid & golden with peace?
– Sylvia Plath (1932 – 1963)