LAMENESS

lameness

(noun) an imperfection or defectiveness; “a stylist noted for the lameness of his plots”

lameness, limping, gimp, gimpiness, gameness, claudication

(noun) disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lameness (countable and uncountable, plural lamenesses)

An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.

(informal) The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool.

Anagrams

• Sleemans, maleness, maneless, meanless, nameless, salesmen

Source: Wiktionary


Lame"ness, n.

Definition: The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2024

INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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