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A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg languid PRONUNCIATION: (LANG-gwid) MEANING: adjective: 1. Lacking vigor or vitality. 2. Lacking interest. 3. Pleasantly lazy and calm. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin languere (to languish). Earliest documented use: 1595. USAGE: Tahiti today is not the calm South Seas paradise depicted in Paul Gauguins paintings of languid Polynesian women. South Sea Bubble; The Economist (London, UK); Nov 11, 2004. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known. -Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:00:00 +0000

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