flabbiness

flab·by

 (flăb′ē)

adj. flab·bi·er, flab·bi·est

1.

a. Soft and hanging loosely or in folds: a flabby belly.

b. Having a body characterized by fleshiness or softness, as from being somewhat overweight: He is very flabby around the waist.

2. Lacking force, control, or effectiveness: "The stories will be filled with more action than plot.... There will be more clichéd lines, more flabby reaction shots, more slack and vacuous scenes" (Theodore Roszak).

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[Alteration of flappy, tending to flap, from flap.]

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flab′bi·ly adv.

flab′bi·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

flabbiness - a flabby softness flaccidity, limpness softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded

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Translations

flaccidit...

flabbiness

[ˈflæbɪnɪs] N

1. (= chubbiness) → gordura f

2. (fig) [of speech, argument] → flojedad f, debilidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flabbiness

n (of thighs, stomach, muscles, skin) → Schlaffheit f; (of person) → Schwabbeligkeit f (inf); (fig: = ineffectual nature) → Schlaffheit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flabbiness

[ˈflæbɪnɪs] n (of flesh) → flaccidezza

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