1. states of tiredness, weakness, or lack of energy; periods of becoming weaker or less active
Usage: formal; often literary
2. romantic longing or tender emotion, especially when expressed in a sentimental way
Usage: literary; often romantic contexts

Examples

• The patient’s frequent languishments concerned the medical team.
• After the long illness, periods of languishment were common.
• The poet wrote about the languishments of unrequited love.
• Her languishments for her distant homeland filled her letters.
• The novel described the heroine’s romantic languishments in great detail.
• Summer heat often brings on feelings of languishment and lethargy.