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Languishing vs Languishment - What's the difference?

languishing | languishment |

As nouns the difference between languishing and languishment

is that languishing is the act of one who languishes while languishment is the state of languishing.

As an adjective languishing

is lacking of vigor or spirit.

As a verb languishing

is present participle of lang=en.

languishing

English

Adjective

(head)
  • lacking of vigor or spirit.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who languishes.
  • * 1680 , Thomas Otway, The Orphan
    • Happy, Monimia, he to whom these sighs, / These tears, and all these languishings , are paid!

    languishment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of languishing.
  • Tenderness of look or mien; amorous pensiveness.

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