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Webster 1913 Edition


Languishment

Lan′guish-ment

,
Noun.
1.
The state of languishing.
“Lingering languishment.”
Shak.
2.
Tenderness of look or mien; amorous pensiveness.

Webster 1828 Edition


Languishment

LAN'GUISHMENT

, n.
1.
The state of pining.
2.
Softness of look or mien, with the head reclined.

Definition 2024


languishment

languishment

English

Noun

languishment (plural languishments)

  1. The state of languishing.
  2. Tenderness of look or mien; amorous pensiveness.

References

  • languishment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913