lameness

ˈleɪmnəs

Definition

Definition of lameness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informal

quality of being uncool or inadequate

His jokes were met with silence due to their lameness.

dullness

inadequacy

physical condition

TECH.

impediment to walking due to leg issues

TECH.

The horse's lameness was evident during the race.

hobbling

limping

figurative

Rare

quality of being unconvincing or unsatisfactory

Rare

The lameness of the excuse made everyone skeptical.

unsatisfactoriness

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Origin of lameness

Old English, lama (crippled) + -ness (state of)

Terms with lameness included in their meaning

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curb

horse

swelling on a horse's leg causing lameness

gravel

horse lameness

lameness in a horse's foot caused by an abscess

bone spavin

veterinary condition

bony growth on a horse's hock joint causing lameness

sand crack

horse hoof

vertical fissure in a horse's hoof causing lameness

Examples of lameness in a sentence

Critics pointed out the lameness of the plot.
The dog's lameness required special care and attention.
Lameness in sheep can be caused by various factors.
The lameness of his argument was evident to everyone.

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French:ringardise, boiterie, ...
German:Uncoolness, Lahmheit, ...
Italian:banalità, zoppia, ...
Spanish:cutrez, cojera, ...
Portuguese:foleirice, claudicação, ...
Chinese:土气, 跛行, ...
Japanese:ダサさ, 跛行, ...
Arabic:سَخَافَة, عرج, ...
Hebrew:עֲלִיבוּת, צְלִיעָה, ...
Russian:отстойность, хромота, ...
Ukrainian:нудність, кульгавість, ...
Hindi:फीकेपन, लंगड़ाहट, ...
Bengali:দুর্বলতা, পঙ্গুত্ব, ...
Catalan:poca gràcia, coixesa, ...
Czech:trapnost, kulhání, ...
Danish:pinlighed, halthed, ...
Dutch:sufheid, kreupelheid, ...
Greek:ξενέρα, χωλότητα, ...
Hungarian:cikiség, sántaság, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនឡូយ ឬមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់, ភាពខ្វិនជើង, ...
Korean:시시함, 절름발이, ...
Persian:بی‌مزگی, لنگی, ...
Polish:niemodność, kulawizna, ...
Portuguese (BR):foleirice, claudicação, ...
Romanian:neinteresant, șchiopătare, ...
Swedish:töntighet, hälta, ...
Thai:ความเชย, ความยากลำบากในการเดิน, ...
Turkish:sıkıcılık, topallık, ...
Vietnamese:sự nhạt nhẽo, sự khập khiễng, ...

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