fee·ble

(fē′bəl)

adj. fee·bler, fee·blest

a. Lacking bodily strength; weak: too feeble to climb the hill.

b. Having little intensity or strength; faint: feeble light; a feeble voice.

2. Having little capacity to withstand pressure or strain: the castle's feeble defenses.

a. Lacking vigor or effectiveness; inadequate: a feeble attempt to apologize.

b. Showing little activity: a feeble housing market. See Synonyms at weak.

[Middle English feble, from Old French, from Latin flēbilis, lamentable, from flēre, to weep.]

fee′ble·ness n.

fee′bly adv.

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feeble

(ˈfiːbəl)

adj

1. lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak

2. inadequate; unconvincing: feeble excuses.

3. easily influenced or indecisive

[C12: from Old French feble, fleible, from Latin flēbilis to be lamented, from flēre to weep]

ˈfeebleness n

ˈfeebly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fee•ble

(ˈfi bəl)

adj. -bler, -blest.

1. physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.

2. weak intellectually or morally: a feeble mind.

3. lacking in volume, brightness, distinctness, etc.: feeble light.

4. lacking in substance or effectiveness: feeble arguments.

[1125–75; Middle English feble < Old French < Latin flēbilis lamentable =flē(re) to weep + -bilis -ble]

fee′ble•ness, n.

fee′blish, adj.

fee′bly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	feeble - pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" lame weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
	2.	feeble - lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" faint weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
	3.	feeble - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" debile, infirm, sapless, weakly, decrepit, rickety, weak frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
	4.	feeble - lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne nerveless powerless - lacking power

feeble

adjective

1. weak, failing, exhausted, weakened, delicate, faint, powerless, frail, debilitated, sickly, languid, puny, weedy (informal), infirm, effete, enfeebled, doddering, enervated, etiolated, shilpit (Scot.) He was old and feeble.
weak strong, healthy, robust, vigorous, energetic, sturdy, hale, stalwart, hearty, lusty

2. inadequate, weak, pathetic, insufficient, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, lame, insignificant, ineffectual, indecisive He said the Government had been feeble.

3. unconvincing, poor, thin, weak, slight, tame, pathetic, lame, flimsy, paltry, flat This is a feeble argument.
unconvincing successful, effective, forceful

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feeble

adjective

1. Not physically strong:

decrepit, delicate, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly.

2. So lacking in strength as to be barely audible:

faint, weak.

3. Having little substance or significance; not solidly based:

flimsy, insubstantial, tenuous, unsubstantial.

Translations

ضَعيف

slabý

svag

schwach

débil flaco

hataraheikkovelttovoimaton

máttfarinn

nespēcīgsvārgs

неубедительный слабый хилый

beteženšibekslaboten

zayıf

虚弱的

feeble

[ˈfiːbl] ADJ (feebler (compar) (feeblest (superl)))

1. (= weak) [person, cry, protest] → débil; [smile, laugh] → lánguido, débil; [light] → tenue

2. (= ineffective) [effort, attempt, resistance] → débil; [excuse, argument] → poco convincente, flojo; [joke] → soso

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

feeble

[ˈfiːb^əl] adj

(= weak) [person] → faible

(= pale) [light] → faible

(= unconvincing) [argument] → piètrefeeble-minded [ˌfiːb^əlˈmaɪndɪd] adj → faible d'esprit

feeble

adj (+er)

(= weak) person → schwach, schwächlich; light, voice → schwach

(pej: = pathetic) person, effort, applause, support, smile → schwach; attempt, performance → kläglich; explanation, argument, idea → wenig überzeugend; excuse → faul (inf); joke → lahm (inf); response → halbherzig; don’t be so feeble! → sei nicht so ein Waschlappen (inf)

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

feeble

[ˈfiːbl] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → debole; (joke) → pietoso/a (fam) (person) → rammollito/a

feeble

(ˈfiːbl) adjective

weak. The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.

ˈfeebly adverb

feeble

a. débil, endeble.

feeble

adj débil