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Languor vs Weakness - What's the difference?

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Languor is a synonym of weakness.


In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between languor and weakness

is that languor is (uncountable) dullness, sluggishness; lack of vigor; stagnation while weakness is (uncountable) the condition of being weak.

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between languor and weakness

is that languor is (countable) listless indolence; dreaminess while weakness is (countable) a special fondness or desire.

As nouns the difference between languor and weakness

is that languor is (uncountable) a state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling: lassitude while weakness is (uncountable) the condition of being weak.

languor

English

Alternative forms

* languour

Noun

  • (uncountable) a state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling: lassitude
    • languor of convalescence
  • (countable) listless indolence; dreaminess
    • a certain languor in the air hinted at an early summer --
  • (uncountable) dullness, sluggishness; lack of vigor; stagnation
    • from languor she passed to the lightest vivacity --
  • (obsolete, countable) An enfeebling disease; suffering

    • Related terms

    * languid * languish * languorous

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    weakness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being weak.
  • (countable) An inadequate quality; fault
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=20 citation , passage=The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness , mean and embarrassing and sad.}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2013, date=January 22, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC
    • , title= Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4) , passage=Bradford had preyed on Villa's inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.}}
  • (countable) A special fondness or desire.

    • Synonyms

    * (condition of being weak) vulnerability, vincibility, powerlessness * (fault) fault, defect

    Antonyms

    * (condition of being weak) strength, durability, invincibility, powerfulness * (fault) strength, forte

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