Lameness

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs. countable, uncountable

    "His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office."

  2. 2
    an imperfection or defectiveness wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool. countable, informal, uncountable

    "I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie."

  4. 4
    disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
claudicationgamenessgimpgimpinesslimpingshabbiness

Example

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"His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office."

Etymology

From lame + -ness.

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