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Bromidic vs Languid - What's the difference?

bromidic | languid |

As adjectives the difference between bromidic and languid

is that bromidic is stale, banal, while languid is languid.

bromidic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • stale, banal,
    • I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May, / A cliché comin' true! / I'm bromidic and bright / As a moon-happy night / Pourin' light on the dew! ("Wonderful Guy" (lyrics))

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    languid

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.
    • Synonyms
    * exhausted * faint * listless * swear/sweer * weak * weary
    Related terms
    * languish * languor * languorous

    Etymology 2

    Alteration of (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A languet in an organ (musical instrument).
  • * 1913 , Standard Organ Building , page 150:
    • 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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