languish

Meanings

Verb

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
become feeble
- "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
To make weak; to weaken, devastate.
To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English languysshen, from the present participle stem of Anglo-Norman and Middle French languir, from Late Latin languīre, alteration of Latin languēre (“to be faint, unwell”).
: Compare languor and lax.
: Cognate with slack.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 12

languish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
languish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
languish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

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