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lameness

noun

Etymology

From lame + -ness.

  1. derived from *h₃lemH-✻ — “to tire; to break”
  2. inherited from *lamaz✻ — “lame”
  3. inherited from *lam✻
  4. inherited from lama — “lame”
  5. inherited from lame
  6. suffixed as lameness — “lame + ness”

Definitions

  1. An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.

    • His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office.

  2. The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool.

    • I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA