flabbiness

flabbiness: flab·bi·ness

[ˈflæbɪnəs]

n no pl (pej fam)

1. (lack of firmness) Schlaffheit f; (fam) of arms, thighs Wabbeligkeit f fam

2. (fig: ineffectiveness) of a person Schlappheit f, Schwäche f; of a minister Konturlosigkeit f; of a debate Schwammigkeit f; of a department Ineffizienz f

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['flbInɪs]
n
(of thighs, stomach, muscles, skin) Schlaffheit f; (of person) Schwabbeligkeit f (inf); (fig = ineffectual nature) Schlaffheit f
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flabbiness [ˈflæbınıs] s

1. Schlaffheit f

2. Schwammigkeit f

3. fig Schwachheit f

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n.

Schlaffheit f.

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Flabbiness — Flab bi*ness, n. Quality or state of being flabby. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flabbiness — flabby ► ADJECTIVE (flabbier, flabbiest) 1) (of a part of a person s body) soft, loose, and fleshy. 2) not tightly controlled and therefore ineffective. DERIVATIVES flabbily adverb flabbiness noun. ORIGIN alteration of earlier flappy … English terms dictionary
flabbiness — noun see flabby … New Collegiate Dictionary
flabbiness — See flabbily. * * * … Universalium
flabbiness — noun The characteristic or quality of being flabby … Wiktionary
flabbiness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. softness, obesity, roundness; see fatness … English dictionary for students
flabbiness — flabÂ·biÂ·ness || flÃ¦bÉªnÉªs n. looseness, limpness, fattiness, softness (of muscles or flesh) … English contemporary dictionary
flabbiness — n flaccidity, unfirmness, pendulousness, droopingness, limpness, quagginess … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
flabbiness — flab·bi·ness … English syllables
flabbiness — See: flabby … English dictionary
flabbiness — noun a flabby softness • Syn: ↑limpness, ↑flaccidity • Derivationally related forms: ↑flaccid (for: ↑flaccidity), ↑flabby, ↑limp ( … Useful english dictionary

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