Feebless

/ˈfiːbləs/ adjective

Definition

A rare or archaic form meaning without weakness or not feeble (the opposite of feeble).

Etymology

Constructed from 'feeble' with the suffix '-less' (meaning without), creating a negation that was occasionally used in Middle English and Early Modern English but is virtually obsolete today.

Kelly Says

This word is almost extinct in modern English, but it shows how speakers once tried to create opposites by simply adding '-less' to any word—a process that mostly stopped working because we preferred 'strong' over 'weakless'.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
弱 (wəq)
weh-q
ARالعربية
ضعيف (dha'if)
dhah-eef
BNবাংলা
দুর্বল (durbol)
dur-bol
CACatalà
feble
feh-bleh
CSČeština
slabý
sla-bee
DADansk
svag
svaag
DEDeutsch
schwach
shvakh
ELΕλληνικά
αδύναμος (adynamos)
ah-dee-nah-mos
ESEspañol
débil
deh-beel
FAفارسی
ضعيف (dāʿīf)
dah-eef
FISuomi
heikko
hei-kko
FRFrançais
faible
fwa-bl
GUGU
કમજોર (kamjor)
kam-jor
HAHA
mai
mah-ee
HEעברית
חלש (chalash)
ha-lash
HIहिन्दी
कमजोर (kamjor)
kam-jor
HUMagyar
gyenge
yen-geh
IDBahasa Indonesia
lemah
leh-mah
IGIG
nwụrụ
n-woo-roo
ITItaliano
debole
deh-boh-leh
JA日本語
弱体 (jakutai)
jah-koo-tah-ee
KKKK
желді (jeldi)
jel-dee
KMKM
ទន់ (ton)
ton
KO한국어
약해 (yakhae)
yak-hae
MRMR
कमीजोर (kamijor)
kam-ee-jor
MSBahasa Melayu
lemah
leh-mah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဉ်း (kyin)
chin
NLNederlands
zwak
zvak
NONorsk
svak
svak
PAPA
ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ (kamzor)
kam-zor
PLPolski
słaby
swa-bee
PTPortuguês
fraco
frah-koh
RORomână
slab
slahb
RUРусский
слабый (slabyy)
slah-bee
SVSvenska
svag
svaag
SWKiswahili
mnyonge
m-nyon-geh
TAதமிழ்
குறைவான (kuraivaan)
koo-rai-vaan
TEతెలుగు
బలహీనం (balahinamu)
ba-la-hee-nam
THไทย
อ่อนแอ (on-ae)
ohn-ay
TLTL
mahina
mah-hee-nah
TRTürkçe
zayıf
zah-eef
UKУкраїнська
слабкий (slabkyy)
slahb-kee
URاردو
कमزोर (kamzor)
kam-zor
VITiếng Việt
yếu
yew
YOYO
gbin
g-bin
ZH中文
虚弱 (xūruò)
shwoo-rwo
ZUZU
ngaphi
ngah-fee

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