[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade:Whether the plant thrives or languishes and dies is heavily dependent on the climate.", "to lose vigor and vitality:Though she was once full of energy, her illness had caused her to languish.", "to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress:to languish in prison for ten years.", "to be subjected to delay or disregard; be ignored:a petition that languished on the warden's desk for a year.", "to pine with desire or longing.", "to assume an expression of tender, sentimental melancholy."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Archaic.the act or state of being neglected, losing vigor, or becoming weak.", "Archaic.a tender, melancholy look or expression."]}]