Etymology

feeble-mindedness

Today it means: The quality of being feeble-minded Full definition →

English feeble-minded ← Middle English feble ← Anglo-Norman feble
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  1. Anglo-Normanfeble
  2. Middle Englishfeble
  3. Englishfeeble
  4. Englishmind
  5. Englishminded
  6. Englishfeeble-minded
  7. English todayfeeble-mindedness

From feeble-minded + -ness.

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