languishment

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Based on Stewart’s recent cookbook of the same title, the show represents a fresh attempt at the genre after the languishment of a baking program in the kitschy backwoods of the Hallmark Channel.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2012

In this piece, as in its two predecessors, Shakespeare received, both as a playwright and a poet, high commendation, although his poems were judged to reflect somewhat too largely ‘love’s lazy foolish languishment.’

From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir

The first person that addressed them was Captain Aresby, who, with his usual delicate languishment, smiled upon Cecilia, and softly whispering, "How divinely you look to-night!" proceeded to pay his compliments to some other ladies.

From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 by Burney, Fanny

Bann'd be those musty mews, where we have spent Our youthful days in paled languishment!

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various

The gentle calm that like a whispered song Steals o'er the sense with sweetest languishment?

From Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems by Cassels, Walter Richard