English noun: feebleness | |||
1. | feebleness (state) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | ||
Synonyms | debility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | softness, unfitness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | asthenia, astheny, cachexia, cachexy, wasting | ||
2. | feebleness (attribute) the quality of lacking intensity or substance | ||
Samples | A shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice. | ||
Synonyms | tenuity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weakness | ||