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All lameness synonyms

lame
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noun lameness

  • hitch — to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
  • incapacity — lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.
  • languor — lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
  • inadequacy — Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
  • flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
  • frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
  • senility — the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
  • weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
  • incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
  • delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
  • decrepitude — Decrepitude is the state of being very old and in poor condition.
  • insufficiency — deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy: insufficiency of supplies.
  • malaise — a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
  • frailty — the quality or state of being frail.
  • infirmity — a physical weakness or ailment: the infirmities of age.
  • debility — Debility is a weakness of a person's body or mind, especially one caused by an illness.
  • disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
  • inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
  • insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
  • lassitude — weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
  • unhealthily — not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
  • halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
  • floppy — tending to flop.
  • falter — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
  • hobble — to walk lamely; limp.
  • gimp — a limp.
  • effeteness — lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
  • infirm — feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
  • sickliness — not strong; unhealthy; ailing.
  • enervation — A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; fatigue.
  • etiolation — (botany) growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis.
  • exhaustion — A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue.
  • flimsiness — The quality of being flimsy.
  • frailness — The state of being frail; frailty; weakness.
  • ineffectualness — Inefficacy.
  • infirmness — The quality of being infirm; feebleness.
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