Numb vs Languid - What's the difference?
numb | languid | Related terms |
Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.
Not able to react, surprised, shocked.
Causing numbness.
* Shakespeare
To cause to become numb.
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:
Numb is a related term of languid.
As adjectives the difference between numb and languid
is that numb is without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible while languid is languid.As a verb numb
is to cause to become numb.numb
English
Adjective
(er)- All thin and naked to the numb cold night.
Antonyms
* sensible, sensitiveDerived terms
* benumb * numbly * numbness * numbnutsVerb
(en verb)- The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.
Synonyms
* benumblanguid
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,