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Laggard vs Languid - What's the difference?

laggard | languid |

As adjectives the difference between laggard and languid

is that laggard is hanging back; loitering while 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.

As nouns the difference between laggard and languid

is that laggard is one who lags behind and takes more time than is necessary while languid is a languet in an organ musical instrument.

laggard

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Hanging back; loitering.
  • * 1752 , Francis Gentleman and Ben Jonson, Sejanus, A Tragedy , act 5, scene 1, page 54–55:
    • But come let's wing our Steps with utmost Speed,
    The swiftest Haste is laggard to the Deed.
  • * 1931 , William Faulkner, Sanctuary , Vintage 1993, p. 66:
    • Between blinks Tommy saw Temple in the path, her body slender and motionless for a moment as though waiting for some laggard part to catch up.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who lags behind and takes more time than is necessary.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    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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