Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LAN'GUID, a. [L. languidus, from langueo, to droop or flag. See Languish.]

1. Flagging; drooping; hence, feeble; weak; heavy; dull; indisposed to exertion. The body is languid after excessive action, which exhausts its powers.
2. Slow; as, languid motion.
3. Dull; heartless; without animation. And tire their languid soul with Cato's virtue. – Addison.