languidly
adverb
languidly is spelled L-A-N-G-U-I-D-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, languidly means “In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in languidly?
| Letters | 9: L-A-N-G-U-I-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is languidly?
Languidly appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of languidly
- more languidly comparative
- most languidly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does languidly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion.
He languidly waved his limp wrist, glad to see us, but not wanting to expend the energy to let us know that.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Languidly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a languid manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | languidamente |
| Spanish | lánguidamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does languidly come from?
From languid + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).