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Meaning and definition for "languish" word

[verb] become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
[verb] lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
[verb] have a yen for
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\Lan"guish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Languished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Languishing}.] [OE. languishen, languissen, F. languir, L. languere; cf. Gr. ? to slacken, ? slack, Icel. lakra to lag behind; prob. akin to E. lag, lax, and perh. to E. slack.See {-ish}.] 1. To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade. We . . . do languish of such diseases. --2 Esdras viii. 31. Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me landguish into life. --Pope. For the fields of Heshbon languish. --Is. xvi. 8. 2. To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy. --Tennyson. Syn: To pine; wither; fade; droop; faint.
\Lan"guish\, v. i. To cause to droop or pine. [Obs.] --Shak. --Dryden.
\Lan"guish\, n. See {Languishiment}. [Obs. or Poetic] What, of death, too, That rids our dogs of languish ? --Shak. And the blue languish of soft Allia's eye. --Pope.

Synonyms for languish

ache, fade, long, pine, pine away, waste, yearn, yen

See also: degenerate | deteriorate | die | drop | miss | weaken |

Related terms: abate, ablate, be eaten away, collapse, come unstuck, conk out, corrode, decline, disintegrate, droop, fade, fall off, fizzle out, hit the skids, lose heart, melt away, poop out, reach the depths, subside, touch bottom, waste, wear away

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Let's analyse "languish" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 37.5% of vowels is 1.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: HSIUGNAL. Average typing speed for these characters is 2270 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: languish: 1 + 3 + 9 = 13, reduced: 4 . and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: languish: 3 + 1 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 9 + 1 + 8 = 37, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
G (1) 7 Chariot Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
H (1) 8 Strength Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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