Definitions for feeble
ˈfi bəlfee·ble

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. feeble, lameadjective

   pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

   "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"

2. faint, feebleadjective

   lacking strength or vigor

   "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"

3. decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weaklyadjective

   lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

   "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"

4. feeble, nervelessadjective

   lacking strength

   "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. feebleverb

   To make feeble; to enfeeble.

2. feebleadjective

   Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.

   Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.

3. feebleadjective

   Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.

   That was a feeble excuse for an example.

4. Etymology: From feble, from feble, from flebilis, from flere, akin to fluere; see fluent.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. FEEBLEadjective

   Weak; debilitated; sickly; infirm; without strength of body or mind.

   Etymology: foible, French.

   The men carried all the feeble upon asses to Jericho. 2 Chron.

   Command th’ assistance of a faithful friend,
   But feeble are the succours I can send. John Dryden, Æn.

   How I have lov’d, excuse my falt’ring tongue;
   My spirits feeble, and my pains are strong. Dryden.

   We carry the image of God in us, a rational and immortal soul; and though we be now miserable and feeble, yet we aspire after eternal happiness, and finally expect a great exaltation of all our natural powers. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   A crutch that helps the weak along,
   Supports the feeble, but retards the strong. Smith.

2. To Feebleverb

   To weaken; to enfeeble; to deprive of strength or power. Not in use.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Or as a castle reared high and round,
   By subtile engines and malicious slight
   Is undermined from the lowest ground,
   And her foundation forc’d and feebled quite. Fairy Queen.

   Shall that victorious hand be feebled here,
   That in your chambers gave you chastisement? William Shakespeare, K. John.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Feeble

   deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated

2. Feeble

   wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion

3. Feebleverb

   to make feble; to enfeeble

4. 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(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of feeble in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of feeble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of feeble in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   It is not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after.

2. Jeanne-Marie Roland:

   The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it.

3. Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet:

   That which seems most feeble and bewildered in you is the strongest and most determined.

4. Hannah More:

   One kernel is felt in a hogshead one drop of water helps to swell the ocean a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.

5. Henri Frdric Amiel:

   Liberty, equality - bad principles The only true principle for humanity is justice and justice to the feeble is protection and kindness.

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