feebleness

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noun

The quality or state of being feeble; debility; infirmity.

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Meanings

nounfeebleness (countable and uncountable, plural feeblenesses)

plural feeblenesses

  1. countableuncountableThe quality or state of being feeble; debility; infirmity.
    1 more example

    The traditional bourgeois ethic, puritan or secular, had ascribed [economic failure] to moral or spiritual feebleness rather than to lack of intellect, for it was evident that not much in the way of brains was needed for success in business, and conversely that mere brains did not guarantee wealth and still less ‘sound’ views.

    1975, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Capital. 1848-1875, published 1995, page 289

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

nounthe quality of lacking intensity or substance

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Origin

  1. Middle Englishfeblenesse
  2. Englishfeebleness

From Middle English feblenesse; equivalent to feeble + -ness.

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Translations

Hindi क्षीणता
  • क्षीणता (kṣīṇtā)the state of being feeble
Irish laige
  • laigethe state of being feeble
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