limpness

Thân thiện

The kitten's limpness showed it was completely relaxed.

Definition

Noun: 1. A flabby softness: The state or quality of being limp, lacking firmness, stiffness, or strength; flaccid or drooping. 2. Lack of energy or vitality: A state of physical or emotional weakness, lacking vigor or resilience.

Usage and Examples

• Describing physical texture or state:
  • The limpness of the overcooked vegetables made them unappealing.
  • After the flower vase was knocked over, the roses hung with a noticeable limpness.
• Describing a lack of strength or energy:
  • The heat caused a general limpness in the hikers' movements.
  • His handshake conveyed a sense of defeat and limpness.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can describe abstract concepts like arguments, currencies, or market performance that lack strength or conviction.
  • The limpness of the opposition's argument was evident to everyone in the debate.
  • Economic reports highlighted the continued limpness of consumer demand.

Variants and Related Words

• Limp (adjective): Not stiff or firm; lacking strength.
  • a limp handshake
• Limp (verb): To walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.
  • He had to limp off the field after the injury.
• Limply (adverb): In a limp manner.
  • The flag hung limply in the still air.

Synonyms

• Flaccidity: The state of being soft and hanging loosely.
• Flabbiness: Lack of firmness; soft and loose.
• Droopiness: The condition of hanging or bending downward.
• Languor: A state of tiredness or inertia; lack of energy.

Antonyms

• Firmness: The quality of being solid, rigid, or resolute.
• Stiffness: The quality of being rigid or not easily bent.
• Vigor: Physical strength and good health; intensity.
• Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a flabby softness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• flabbiness
• flaccidity