languish meaning and definition

LANGUISH verb

Definition of languish (verb)

1. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
   • "After her husband died, she just pined away"
   • synonyms: pine away, waste
2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
   • "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
   • synonyms: ache, pine, yearn, yen
3. become feeble
   • "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
   • synonyms: fade