flabbiness

flabbiness
flabbiness [{{t}}'flæbɪnɪs]
noun
(of skin) manque m de fermeté; (of skin, arms, stomach, flesh) manque m de fermeté, mollesse f; (of person) empâtement m; (of person's grip) mollesse f; {{}}figurative{{}} (of prose, writing, novel) prolixité f; (of argument, idea) faiblesse 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 — flab·bi·ness || flæbɪnɪs 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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