Translation guide
Describes a state of physical weakness, lack of energy, or relaxed slowness, often with a pleasant or dreamy quality.
Expressing that someone feels tired, sluggish, or without vitality, often due to illness, heat, or exhaustion.
Common adjective for feeling heavy, sluggish, or languid, often from fatigue or summer heat.
I feel languid today.
I'm so languid from the summer heat that I can't do anything.
Emphasizes a dreamy, listless languor, often with a slightly poetic or literary nuance.
A languid afternoon moment.
Literally 'have no energy/spirit', used when feeling mentally and physically drained.
I feel languid after being sick.
Describing a gentle, unhurried pace or atmosphere that is soothing or dreamy.
Adjective meaning relaxed, spacious, or unhurried; often used for comfortable, languid movements or environments.
Languid music is playing.
She made tea with languid movements.
Carefree and leisurely; often implies a pleasant lack of urgency.
A languid Sunday afternoon.
Literary term for a languid, listless mood, often tinged with melancholy.
Describing something that is weak, feeble, or lacking energy in expression or action.
「だるい」 is the most common word for physical languor, often negative (tiredness). 「けだるい」 adds a dreamy, slightly literary feel. 「ゆったりした」 is positive and describes a relaxed, comfortable slowness, not weakness.
My body feels languid from the fever.
A languid summer evening.
Spend a languid holiday.
There is no exact one-to-one Japanese equivalent. Choose based on whether you mean physical sluggishness (だるい), relaxed slowness (ゆったりした), or weak feebleness (弱々しい). Using the wrong word can sound unnatural.
ものうい春の日。
A languid spring day.