Languid means moving slowly and gently, as if you have no energy or you're deeply relaxed. Picture yourself lying in a hammock on a hot summer afternoon, feeling so comfortable and drowsy that even lifting your arm to swat a fly seems like too much effort. That sleepy, slow feeling is languid.

A lizard might make languid movements as it basks in the sun, barely stirring except to blink. A stream flowing through a meadow on a windless day moves in a languid way, drifting along without any rush. When you wake up from a long nap, your movements might be languid as you stretch and slowly sit up.

The word often describes a pleasant kind of slowness: peaceful, calm, and unhurried. A languid summer day feels heavy with heat and quiet. A languid wave of the hand suggests someone too comfortable or relaxed to make a full gesture. Sometimes the word carries a hint of laziness or weakness, but usually it captures that drowsy, easygoing quality when nothing feels urgent and time seems to move like honey pouring from a jar.