strengthless

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adjective

Being powerless or weak; lacking strength.

Opposite
strengthful
OriginMiddle English strengthles →
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Meanings

adjectivestrengthless (comparative more strengthless, superlative most strengthless)

comparative more strengthless · superlative most strengthless

  1. Being powerless or weak; lacking strength.

    And as the vvretch vvhoſe feuer-vveakned ioynts, / Like ſtrengthleſſe hinges buckle vnder life, / […] euen ſo my limbes, / VVeakened vvith griefe, being novv enragde vvith griefe, / Are thrice themſelues: […]

    c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], signature [A4], verso
  2. Having no special abilities or talents; lacking strengths.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
strengthful
Also see
powerless

Origin

  1. Middle Englishstrengthles
  2. Englishstrengthless

From Middle English strengthles, streintheles, strencthelæs, equivalent to strength + -less.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Finnish voimaton, kykenemätön
  • voimatonlacking strength
  • kykenemätönlacking strengths
Ukrainian безси́лий, безси́льний
  • безси́лий (bezsýlyj)lacking strength
  • безси́льний (bezsýlʹnyj)lacking strength
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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