languid

How to Split "languid" into Syllables

The word languid is divided into 2 syllables: la·nguid. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• la — 1st syllable
• nguid — 2nd syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of languid:

• IPA: /ˈlæŋɡwɪd/

📖 Definitions

1. languid (comparative more languid, superlative most languid)
2. Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.

📚 Word Origin & History

Borrowed from Middle French languide (“fatigued, weak; apathetic, indifferent”) (modern French languide), or from its etymon Latin languidus (“faint, weak; dull; slow, sluggish; ill, sick, unwell; (figuratively) inactive, inert, listless”), from langueō (“to be faint or weak; (figuratively) to be idle, inactive, or listless”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-, *(s)leh₁g- (“to weaken”)) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’ forming adjectives). Doublet of languish. A varia...

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• Correct pronunciation — Knowing syllable structure ensures accurate speech
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📊 Similar Words Comparison

Compare languid with related words to understand syllable patterns:

Word	Syllables	Division
languid	2	la·nguid
Leninist	3	le-ni-nist
limiest	3	li-mi-est
longitude	4	lo-ngi-tu-de
lunkhead	1	lunkhead

🔗 Related Words

Explore syllable divisions of words related to languid:

LAN, Lana, Land, Lane, Lang, lank, lanai, Lance.