Languid vs Nonchalant - What's the difference?
languid | nonchalant | Related terms |
Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping or flagging from weakness, fatigue, or lack of energy; indisposed to exertion; sluggish; relaxed: as, languid movements; languid breathing.
* — As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.
* — I was languid and dull and very bad company when I wrote the above; I am better now, to my own feelings at least, and wish I may be more agreeable.
Heavy; dull; dragging; wanting spirit or animation; listless; apathetic.
A languet in an organ (musical instrument).
* 1913 , Standard Organ Building , page 150:
Casually calm and relaxed.
Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
As adjectives the difference between languid and nonchalant
is that languid is lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping or flagging from weakness, fatigue, or lack of energy; indisposed to exertion; sluggish; relaxed: as, languid movements; languid breathing while nonchalant is casually calm and relaxed.As a noun languid
is a languet in an organ musical instrument.languid
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* exhausted * faint * listless * swear/sweer * weak * wearyEtymology 2
Alteration of (m).Noun
(en noun)- As may be required, a small hole is bored in either of the languids', or in the back of the pipe in the space between the two '''languids'''. By this means, in addition to the current of air passing between the ' languids and the lower lip,
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*Anagrams
*nonchalant
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Adjective
(en adjective)- We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
- He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.
