feeble-mindedness

noun

The quality of being feeble-minded

OriginEnglish feeble-minded ← Middle English feble ← Anglo-Norman feble →
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Meanings

nounfeeble-mindedness (plural feeble-mindednesses)

plural feeble-mindednesses

  1. The quality of being feeble-minded

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanfeble
  2. Middle Englishfeble
  3. Englishfeeble
  4. Englishmind
  5. Englishminded
  6. Englishfeeble-minded
  7. Englishfeeble-mindedness

From feeble-minded + -ness.

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Translations

Finnish heikkolahjaisuus, vähä-älyisyys
  • heikkolahjaisuusquality
  • vähä-älyisyysquality
Cite this entry
APA

feeble-mindedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feeble-mindedness

MLA

“feeble-mindedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feeble-mindedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feeble-mindedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feeble-mindedness.

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