单词 | flabbiness |
释义 | flabbinessn. a. The state or condition of being flabby, flaccidity. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > flabbiness or flaccidity quagginess1653 flagginess1654 slappiness1668 flaccidity1676 flabbiness1727 flaccidness1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Flabbiness, limberness with Moisture, Staleness, &c. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 197 The fat, and the flabbiness of that, seems to give an appearance of softness. 1834 Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. 140 A certain want of spirit and flabbiness of flesh. 1856 G. Meredith Shaving of Shagpat 370 The lion came trundling along in utter flabbiness, raising not his head. b. In immaterial things: Want of vigour, feebleness, laxness, slackness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [noun] frailtyc1384 doting1440 barrenness1552 dottry1576 dotishness1598 feeble-mindedness1619 unfurniture1640 ungiftedness1647 flaccidity1778 weak-mindedness1854 flabbiness1883 touchedness1883 dottiness1885 barminess1896 dodderingness1915 moronism1922 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > weakness of immaterial things weaknessa1300 feebleness1340 waterishnessa1603 faintnessa1716 flaccidity1778 saplessness1851 flabbiness1883 1883 Solicitors' Jrnl. 24 Nov. 63/1 The practice of the courts..has..tended to establish a general vagueness and flabbiness. 1889 H. F. Wood Englishman Rue Caïn i Weakness of character, or flabbiness of intellect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727 |
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