flabbiness
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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).
[Alteration of flappy, tending to flap, from flap.]
flab′bi·ly adv.
flab′bi·ness n.
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| Noun | 1. | flabbiness - a flabby softness softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded |
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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
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