feebleness
pronunciation
How to pronounce feebleness in British English:
UK ['fi:blnəs]
How to pronounce feebleness in American English:
US ['fiblnəs]
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- Noun:
- the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
- the quality of lacking intensity or substance
Word Origin
- feebleness (n.)
- c. 1300, from feeble + -ness.
Example
- 1. One reason may be the feebleness of their financial markets .
- 2. For one thing , despite its feebleness against corruption , mr kibaki 's government is definitely better than its predecessors .
- 3. By this logic , the administration 's willingness to pay to keep peace hopes alive can be seen as admirable commitment rather than feebleness .
- 4. Then they turn 180 degrees to rail against the feebleness of india 's infrastructure , the ineptitude of new delhi 's bureaucrats and the convoluted course of indian democratic politics .
- 5. Of course , once I take my seat in front of the unsmiling customer service representative , my natural feebleness reasserts itself and I politely explain my problem .