languorous
/ˈlæŋɡərəs/
"languorous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“languorous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.
Corpus desk
Index EN-languorous · languorous · English
languorous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | languorous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlæŋɡərəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “languorous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
languorous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈlæŋɡərəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.".
Zero misspellings are on record for languorous in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French langoreux. The correct English form is languorous, spelled L-A-N-G-U-O-R-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1lacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how languorous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The atmosphere beneath is languorous, and is so tinged with azure that what artists call the middle distance partakes also of that hue, while the horizon beyond is of the deepest ultramarine.
Warm as a Lesbian valley's afternoon Made langourous ^([sic]) with June
Etymology
From Middle French langoreux.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.