Definitions for feeble
ˈfi bəlfee·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 4 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. feeble

   Feeble can be defined as being weak, lacking strength or energy, and having little force or power. It often describes something or someone that is physically or mentally frail, delicate, or ineffective.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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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How to pronounce feeble?

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How to say feeble in sign language?

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. Queen Victoria:

   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.

2. Henri-Frédéric Amiel:

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

3. Paul Barrett:

   Stegosaurus was actually an animal that could get up to 9 metres in length and weigh several tonnes, this is the average size tooth for a Stegosaurus; pretty tiny with a business end, the crown, that's really only a few millimetres across. So using these very tiny feeble teeth to fuel that big body has always been a bit of a mystery.

4. Purdue University:

   The signal that they see is really kind of feeble, there’s something there, maybe. Whether it has to do with the impact is more questionable.

5. Jeanne-Marie Roland:

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

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=feeble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Feeble
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=feeble
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeble
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=feeble
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=feeble