languor •\ˈlaN-gər also -ər\• noun 1. inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy 2. a relaxed comfortable feeling 3. a feeling of lack of interest or energy The word languor has appeared in 19 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Feb. 24 in the restaurant review "A Window (or Several) on Indian Cuisine" by Stephanie Lyness: In a corner of the entryway of Zaroka Bar and Restaurant in New Haven stands an Indian treasure box, gorgeously inlaid with bits of shiny colored glass. The treasure is revealed to be a profusion of Indian spices - green cardamom, coriander, peppercorns, cumin and black cardamom, to name a few. It is a fitting introduction to an Indian restaurant that offers good food in a stunning setting. ... At my first meal, we were seated a few steps up from the second-floor dining room, in a small, loft-like space designed to look like an outdoor veranda. The area is decorated with a nearly lifelike tamarind tree and one of those window frames, carved from dark wood and stretching from floor to ceiling. The open sides of the "veranda" are edged with low banquettes, strewn with pillows - a setting that conveys languor and luxury; the India of dreams. The Word of the Day and its definitions have been provided by Vocabulary.com and the Visual Thesaurus. Learn more about the word "languor" and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary dictionary. Click on the word below to map it and hear it pronounced: