Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.
Synonyms: pale, weak, dull, frail More Synonyms of anaemic
2. adjective
If you describe something as anaemic, you mean that it is not as strong or effective as you think it should be.
We will see some economic recovery, but it will be very anaemic.
Synonyms: weak, feeble, lacklustre, bland More Synonyms of anaemic
anaemic in British English
or US anemic (əˈniːmɪk)
adjective
1.
relating to or having anaemia
2.
pale and sickly looking; lacking vitality
Derived forms
anaemically (aˈnaemically)
adverb
Examples of 'anaemic' in a sentence
anaemic
We are facing anaemic growth and far more volatile economies.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Investors around the world have been selling equities because of fears about anaemic global growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And my toenails look positively anaemic.
The Sun (2014)
It may have turned positive now, but growth remains anaemic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Growth could be anaemic for years, but we will muddle through somehow.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
According to most forecasters, the economic outlook for the next quarter is anaemic growth at best.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He said that global growth would be anaemic at about 2.5 per cent for the next three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It points to all the growth in this business being in non-food and an anaemic performance in the core food offering.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Media businesses are exposed to the vagaries of consumer demand, and that is likely to remain anaemic for the foreseeable future.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Those who quiz the chief executive on the anaemic performance find a man willing to shrug his shoulders and admit that results have not been good enough.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His inheritance will not amount to much if his tenure at the top coincides with anaemic economic growth, higher unemployment and additional taxation.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
At a time of economic uncertainty and anaemic growth, it is reassuring to know that there is no shortage of ambition or confidence in British business.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Admittedly, the new job numbers were much as expected and remain fairly anaemic, with much of the growth coming from the public sector and temporary posts.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
anaemic
British English: anaemic /əˈniːmɪk/ ADJECTIVE
Someone who is anaemic suffers from a medical condition in which there are too few red cells in their blood, making them feel tired and look pale.
Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.
American English: anemic
Arabic: مُصاب بالأَنِيمِيَا
Brazilian Portuguese: anêmico
Chinese: 贫血的
Croatian: anemičan
Czech: chudokrevný
Danish: anæmisk
Dutch: bloedarm
European Spanish: anémico
Finnish: aneeminen
French: anémié
German: blutarm
Greek: αναιμικός
Italian: anemico
Japanese: 貧血の
Korean: 빈혈의
Norwegian: anemisk
Polish: anemiczny
European Portuguese: anémico
Romanian: anemic
Russian: малокровный
Latin American Spanish: anémico
Swedish: anemisk
Thai: ที่ขาดเลือดแดง
Turkish: anemi
Ukrainian: анемічний
Vietnamese: thiếu máu
Chinese translation of 'anaemic'
anaemic
or (US) anemic
(əˈniːmɪk)
adj
(Med) 贫(貧)血的 (pínxuè de)
(fig) 索然无(無)味的 (suǒrán wúwèi de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
pale and sickly-looking
Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.
Synonyms
pale
She looked pale and tired.
weak
The light was so weak we could barely see anything
dull
frail
She lay in bed looking particularly frail.
feeble
wan
He looked wan and tired.
sickly
his pale, sickly face and woebegone expression
bloodless
Her face was grey and bloodless.
colourless
Her face was colourless, and she was shaking.
infirm
my infirm husband
pallid
His thin, pallid face broke into a smile.
ashen
He fell back, shocked, his face ashen.
characterless
enervated
like death warmed up (informal)
Opposites
glowing
,
blooming
,
rosy
,
hearty
,
radiant
,
ruddy
,
sanguine
,
full-blooded
,
florid
,
rosy-cheeked
,
rubicund
2 (adjective)
Definition
lacking vitality
We will see some economic recovery, but it will be very anaemic.