Feeble

//ˈfiːbəl//

Synonyms for "feeble" (243 found)

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Closest matches (49)

Adjective(2 words)
debiledecrepit
Adjective(1 words)
debilitated

Strong matches (73)

Adjective(2 words)
faintinfirm
Adjective(3 words)
faintinfirmlame

Related words (121)

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Translations

128 translations across 41 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • ضعيف adj (deficient in physical strength)

Armenian

2 entries
  • նվազ adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • տկար adj (deficient in physical strength)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • cansız adj (deficient in physical strength)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • немощен adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • слаб adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • хилав adj (deficient in physical strength)

Catalan

2 entries
  • dèbil adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • feble adj (deficient in physical strength)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • لاواز adj (deficient in physical strength)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 弱 adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • 軟弱 /软弱 adj (deficient in physical strength)

Czech

4 entries
  • chabý adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • chabý adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • mdlý adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • neprůbojný adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Dutch

2 entries
  • zwak adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • zwak adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • febla adj (deficient in physical strength)

Estonian

3 entries
  • jõuetu adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • nõder adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • nõrk adj (deficient in physical strength)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hatara adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • heikko adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • heikko adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • veltto adj (deficient in physical strength)

French

2 entries
  • faible adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • faible adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Galician

2 entries
  • feble adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • feble adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

German

3 entries
  • dürftig adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • kraftlos adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • schwach adj (deficient in physical strength)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • erőtlen adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • gyenge adj (deficient in physical strength)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • heikko adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • see Thesaurus:heikko adj (deficient in physical strength)

Italian

4 entries
  • debole adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • fiacco adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • fievole adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • flebile adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 弱々しい adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • 弱い adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • 脆弱な adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • 虚弱な adj (deficient in physical strength)

Latin

4 entries
  • debilis adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • imbecillus adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • infirmus adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • invalidus adj (deficient in physical strength)

Latvian

4 entries
  • nespēcīgs adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • niecīgs adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • vājš adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • vārgs adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Lithuanian

3 entries
  • menkas adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • paliegęs adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • silpnas adj (deficient in physical strength)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᡠᠶᠠᠨ adj (deficient in physical strength)

Middle English

2 entries
  • feble adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • feble adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • дорой adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • сул дорой adj (deficient in physical strength)

Māori

4 entries
  • iwikore adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • kārorirori adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • kōngehe adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • kōngongengonge adj (deficient in physical strength)

Norman

2 entries
  • failli adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • fouaibl'ye adj (deficient in physical strength)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • blek adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • blek adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • svak adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • svak adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Old High German

4 entries
  • μῶλυς adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • ἀκιδνός adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • ἀσθενής adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • ἀφαυρός adj (deficient in physical strength)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • درمانسز adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • ضعیف adj (deficient in physical strength)

Persian

3 entries
  • ضعیف adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • ضعیف adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • ناتوان adj (deficient in physical strength)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • debilitado adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • fraco adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • fraco adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Romanian

4 entries
  • debil adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • lânced adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • plăpând adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • slab adj (deficient in physical strength)

Russian

4 entries
  • не́мощный adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • неубеди́тельный adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • сла́бый adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • хи́лый adj (deficient in physical strength)

Sanskrit

3 entries
  • अशक्त adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • दुर्बल adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • निर्बल adj (deficient in physical strength)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • lag adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • lag adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Slovene

1 entries
  • betéžen adj (deficient in physical strength)

Spanish

4 entries
  • deficiente adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • débil adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • endeble adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • endeble adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Swedish

4 entries
  • klen adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • kraftlös adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • svag adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • svag adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • mahina adj (deficient in physical strength)

Turkish

4 entries
  • arık adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • arık adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)
  • bitap adj (deficient in physical strength)
  • dayanıksız adj (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression)

Sample sentences

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The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness.

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The feeble patient is suffering from stomach cancer.

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He was too feeble to do manual labor.

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Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.

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