8 Letter Words for Languish
languish, nilghaus, shauling
7 Letter Words for Languish
anglish, anguish, ashling, gaulish, halsing, hauling, hausing, hulaing, inhauls, lashing, linguas, luhinga, lushing, nilgaus, nilghau, saluing, shaling, shuling
6 Letter Words for Languish
aguish, algins, aligns, anguis, ashing, gaulin, gaulsh, glanis, gluish, gulash, gusain, haglin, haling, hangul, inhaul, insula, inulas, laighs, lanius, lasing, laughs, liangs, ligans, lingas, lingua, lungis, nilgau, saguin, salugi, salung, sangil, signal, sluing, suling, sungha, uhlans, unlash
5 Letter Words for Languish
aglus, agnus, agush, ahing, ainus, algin, align, alish, alnus, angus, anigh, anils, gains, gaius, gansu, gauls, ghain, gilas, gisla, glans, glias, gnash, guans, gulas, gusla, gusli, hails, hains, hangs, hauls, hilsa, hilus, hinau, hings, hsian, huias, hulas, iglus, inglu, inula, laigh, laius, langi, laugh, liang, ligan, ligas, linga, lings, linha, lunas, lungi, lungs, nails, naish, nighs, nigua, nihau, sangh, sangu, saugh, shaul, shina, shuln, sigla, signa, sinal, singh, slain, slang, sling, sluig, slung, snail, sugan, suing, ualis, ugali, uglis, uhlan, uinal, ulans, unais, using
4 Letter Words for Languish
agin, aglu, agni, ails, ains, ainu, alin, anil, anis, ansi, ansu, anus, asin, augh, gail, gain, gali, gals, gash, gaul, gaun, gaus, gila, gils, gins, gish, glia, glis, gnus, guan, gula, guls, guna, gunl, guns, gush, hagi, hags, hail, hain, hals, hang, hani, hans, hasn, haul, hila, hing, hins, hisn, hugs, huia, huis, hula, hung, huns, iglu, inga, lags, lahs, lahu, lain, lang, lash, laun, laus, lias, ligs, lina, ling, lins, lish, lisu, lugs, luna, lung, lush, nagi, nags, naig, nail, nais, nash, nasi, ngai, nigh, nils, sail, sain, sang, saul, shag, shan, shia, shin, shua, shug, shul, shun, sial, sian, sigh, sign, sila, sina, sing, sinh, slag, slug, snag, snig, snug, sugh, sugi, sula, sung, suni, uang, ughs, ugli, ulan, ulna, unai, unal, unis
3 Letter Words for Languish
ags, ahi, ahs, ahu, ail, ain, ais, alg, aln, als, ans, anu, asg, ash, asl, aug, auh, aul, gal, gan, gas, gau, gin, gis, gns, gnu, gui, gul, gun, gus, hag, han, has, hau, hia, hin, his, hug, hui, hun, ign, ihs, ing, ins, ish, isl, isn, lag, lah, lai, lan, las, lig, lin, lis, lug, nag, nah, nas, nig, nil, nis, nul, nus, sag, sah, sai, sal, san, sau, sha, shi, sig, sil, sin, sla, sui, sun, ugh, ugs, uhs, ula, una, ung, unh, uni, unl, uns, usa, ush
Definitions for Languish
[1] to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
[2] to lose vigor and vitality.
[3] to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress: to languish in prison for ten years.
[4] to be subjected to delay or disregard; be ignored: a petition that languished on the warden's desk for a year.
[5] to pine with desire or longing.
[6] to assume an expression of tender, sentimental melancholy.
[7] the act or state of languishing.
[8] a tender, melancholy look or expression.
[9] to lose or diminish in strength or energy
[10] (often foll by for) to be listless with desire; pine
[11] to suffer deprivation, hardship, or neglect to languish in prison
[12] to put on a tender, nostalgic, or melancholic expression
Words related to Languish
dwindle, faint, wither, deteriorate, fail, suffer, rot, weaken, despond, ebb, hunger, sigh, yearn, pine, decline, brood, repine, long, fade, waste
Words nearby Languish
languedoc, languedoc-roussillon, languet, languette, languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous, langur
Origin of Languish
1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French languiss-, long stem of languir ≪ Latin languēre to languish; akin to laxus lax; see -ish2
Other words from Languish
lan·guish·er , noun
Word origin for Languish
C14 languishen, from Old French languiss-, stem of languir, ultimately from Latin languēre
Synonyms for Languish
deteriorate, dwindle, fail, faint, rot, suffer, weaken, wither, brood, decline, desire, despond, ebb, fade, fag, flag, grieve, hanker, hunger, long, pine, repine, sicken, sigh, snivel, sorrow, tucker, waste, wilt, yearn, be disregarded, be neglected, conk out, die on vine, fag out, fizzle out, go soft, go to pieces, knock out, waste away
