flaccidness
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flaccidness — flaccid flac cid (fl[a^]k s[i^]d or fl[a^]s s[i^]d), a. [L. flaccidus, fr. flaccus flabby: cf. OF. flaccide.] Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flaccidness — n. See flaccidity … New dictionary of synonyms
flaccidness — flac·cid·ness … English syllables
flaccidness — noun see flaccidity * * * flacˈcidness or flaccidˈity noun • • • Main Entry: ↑flaccid … Useful english dictionary
Flacherie — (literally: flaccidness ) is a disease of silkworms, caused by silkworms eating infected or contaminated mulberry leaves. Flacherie infected silkworms look weak and can die from this disease. Silkworm larvae that are about to die from Flacherie… … Wikipedia
flaccid — flaccidity, flaccidness, n. flaccidly, adv. /flak sid, flas id/, adj. 1. soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps. 2. lacking force; weak: flaccid prose. [1610 20; < L flaccidus flabby, equiv. to flacc(ere) to grow weak, languish + idus… … Universalium
laxity — Synonyms and related words: allowance, amorphousness, approximation, bagginess, blobbiness, blurriness, broadness, carelessness, chambering, culpa, culpable negligence, default, delinquency, dereliction, deviation, disconformity, disorder,… … Moby Thesaurus
laxness — Synonyms and related words: Fabian policy, Micawberism, abandon, abandonment, acceptance, backwardness, bagginess, clemency, clementness, compassion, culpa, culpable negligence, default, dereliction, dilatoriness, disregard, easiness,… … Moby Thesaurus
looseness — Synonyms and related words: Bohemianism, affability, allowance, amorphousness, approximation, bagginess, blobbiness, blowziness, blurriness, broadness, carelessness, casualness, chambering, chintziness, common touch, cordiality, culpa, culpable… … Moby Thesaurus
flaccidity — n.; (also flaccidness) Limberness, softness, laxity, limpness, relaxed condition, flabbiness, looseness … New dictionary of synonyms
