What does feeble mean?
Definitions for feeble
ˈfi bəlfee·ble
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word feeble.
Princeton's WordNet
feeble, lame(adj)
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
"a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
faint, feeble(adj)
lacking strength or vigor
"damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly(adj)
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
"a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
feeble, nerveless(adj)
lacking strength
"a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Wiktionary
feeble(Verb)
To make feeble; to enfeeble.
Etymology: From feble, from feble, from flebilis, from flere, akin to fluere; see fluent.
feeble(Adjective)
Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
Etymology: From feble, from feble, from flebilis, from flere, akin to fluere; see fluent.
feeble(Adjective)
Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.
That was a feeble excuse for an example.
Etymology: From feble, from feble, from flebilis, from flere, akin to fluere; see fluent.
Webster Dictionary
Feeble
deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated
Etymology: [OE. feble, OF. feble, flebe, floibe, floible, foible, F. faible, L. flebilis to be wept over, lamentable, wretched, fr. flere to weep. Cf. Foible.]
Feeble
wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion
Etymology: [OE. feble, OF. feble, flebe, floibe, floible, foible, F. faible, L. flebilis to be wept over, lamentable, wretched, fr. flere to weep. Cf. Foible.]
Feeble(verb)
to make feble; to enfeeble
Etymology: [OE. feble, OF. feble, flebe, floibe, floible, foible, F. faible, L. flebilis to be wept over, lamentable, wretched, fr. flere to weep. Cf. Foible.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Feeble
fē′bl, adj. weak: wanting in strength of body, energy, or efficiency: showing weakness or incapacity: faint: dull.—adj. Fee′ble-mind′ed, weak-minded: irresolute.—n. Fee′bleness—(Spens.) Fe′blesse.—adv. Fee′bly. [O. Fr. foible, for floible—L. flebilis, lamentable, from flēre, to weep.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of feeble in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of feeble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of feeble in a Sentence
Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed. The entire universe need not arm itself to crush him. A vapour, a drop of water, suffices to kill him. But if the universe were to crush him, man would still be more noble than that which killed him, because he knows that he dies and the advantage which the universe has over him; the universe knows nothing of this.
The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad, wicked folly of Woman's Rights with all its attendant horrors on which her poor, feeble sex is bent, forgetting every sense of womanly feeling and propriety.
That which seems most feeble and bewildered in you is the strongest and most determined.
Begin today No matter how feeble the light, let it shine as best it may. The world may need just that quality of light which you have.
In sickness and death her body was frail, but her spirit and good works were never feeble, her flame of hope, freedom and justice will forever burn.
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Translations for feeble
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- хилав, немощен, слабBulgarian
- dèbil, febleCatalan, Valencian
- slabýCzech
- schwach, kraftlos, dürftigGerman
- deficiente, endeble, débilSpanish
- veltto, heikko, hatara, voimatonFinnish
- faibleFrench
- lagScottish Gaelic
- निर्बलHindi
- տկար, նվազArmenian
- fiacco, fievole, debole, flebileItalian
- חָלוּשׁHebrew
- 弱々しい, 弱いJapanese
- لاوازKurdish
- menkas, paliegęs, silpnasLithuanian
- vārgs, niecīgs, nespēcīgs, vājšLatvian
- kōngehe, kōngongengonge, ngoikore, tāngenge, wētaraMāori
- zwakDutch
- blek, svakNorwegian
- fraco, debilitadoPortuguese
- plăpând, debil, slab, lâncedRomanian
- слабый, хилый, неубедительный, немощныйRussian
- betéženSlovene
- என்றாலோTamil
- బలహీనమైనTelugu
- mahinaTagalog
- 微弱Chinese
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