limpnessn.
/ˈlɪmpnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlɪmpnᵻs/ The quality or condition of being limp.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will
unmighteOE
frailnessa1300
infirmityc1384
debility1474
brittleness1493
brucklenessc1500
weak side1668
weakness1748
washiness1763
feebleness1809–10
enervation1849
weak-mindedness1854
feet of clay1859
will-lessness1865
bonelessness1869
molluscousness1870
limpness1873
backbonelessness1882
invertebracy1882
weak-kneedness1882
invertebrateness1884
spinelessness1920
gutlessness1936
1731 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II.
1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xv. 241 Gentle and obedient, not through any timidity or limpness of character.
1877 D. M. Wallace Russia xxxii. 545 The moral laxity and limpness which may be remarked in the lower classes of Russia.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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