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, lameadjective
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
"a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
faint, feebleadjective
lacking strength or vigor
"damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weaklyadjective
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
"a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
feeble, nervelessadjective
lacking strength
"a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Wiktionary
feebleverb
To make feeble; to enfeeble.
feebleadjective
Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
feebleadjective
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
Feeble
wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion
Feebleverb
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.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
The weak and feeble-minded are drawn to the evil strongman as it provides them a sense of power they could not otherwise achieve.
Never, for fear of feeble man, restrain your witness.
Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many things which perhaps are of no importance, that it cannot but see something feeble in a civilization which smiles as it refuses to make the battlefield the test of excellence.
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- слаб, немощен, хилавBulgarian
- dèbil, febleCatalan, Valencian
- slabýCzech
- schwach, dürftig, kraftlosGerman
- endeble, débil, deficienteSpanish
- hatara, veltto, heikko, voimatonFinnish
- faibleFrench
- lagScottish Gaelic
- निर्बलHindi
- տկար, նվազArmenian
- fiacco, fievole, debole, flebileItalian
- חָלוּשׁHebrew
- 弱い, 弱々しいJapanese
- لاوازKurdish
- paliegęs, menkas, silpnasLithuanian
- vājš, nespēcīgs, vārgs, niecīgsLatvian
- tāngenge, ngoikore, kōngehe, wētara, kōngongengongeMāori
- zwakDutch
- svak, blekNorwegian
- debilitado, fracoPortuguese
- debil, lânced, plăpând, slabRomanian
- неубедительный, немощный, хилый, слабыйRussian
- betéženSlovene
- என்றாலோTamil
- బలహీనమైనTelugu
- mahinaTagalog
- 微弱Chinese
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