lameness

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noun

An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.

“I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie.”

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limpinggimpgimpinessgamenessclaudication
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Meanings

nounlameness (countable and uncountable, plural lamenesses)

plural lamenesses

  1. countableuncountableAn impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.

    His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office.

  2. countableinformaluncountableThe quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool.

    I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundisability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

Similar
limpinggimpgimpinessgamenessclaudication
Broader
disability of walking
Also see
claudicationgamenessgimpgimpinesslimping

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lame + -ness.

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Translations

Spanish cojera, monsedad
  • cojeraan impediment to walking due to the feet or legs
  • monsedadthe quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

namelessmalenessEsselmanmanelessmeanless
Cite this entry
APA

lameness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lameness

MLA

“lameness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lameness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lameness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lameness.

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