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languor
What does languor mean?
languor (noun): listless indolence or inactivity, especially if enjoyable or relaxing; dreaminess; an instance of this.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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/ˈlæŋɡəɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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a standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge
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organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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listless indolence or inactivity, especially if enjoyable or relaxing; dreaminess; an instance of this
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