lameness


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lame 1

(lām)
adj. lam·er, lam·est
1. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible: Lame from the accident, he walked with a cane. A lame wing kept the bird from flying.
2. Marked by pain or rigidness: a lame back.
3. Weak or ineffectual: a lame attempt to apologize.
4.
a. Informal Dull or unsatisfactory: That movie was so lame!
b. Slang Socially inappropriate; foolish.
tr.v. lamed, lam·ing, lames
To cause to become lame; cripple.
[Middle English, from Old English lama.]
lame′ly adv.
lame′ness n.

lame 2

(lām)
n.
A thin metal plate, especially one of the overlapping steel plates in medieval armor.
[French, from Old French, from Latin lāmina, thin plate.]

la·mé

(lă-mā′)
n.
A shiny fabric woven with metallic threads, often of gold or silver.
[French, spangled, laminated, lamé, from Old French lame, thin metal plate; see lame2.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:lameness - disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet]lameness - disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
disability of walking - a disability that interferes with or prevents walking
intermittent claudication - lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest
2. lameness - an imperfection or defectiveness; "a stylist noted for the lameness of his plots"
defectiveness, faultiness - the state of being defective
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Translations
عَرَج
kulhavost
det at være halt
bénaságsántaság
helti
chromosť
topallık

lameness

[ˈleɪmnɪs] N
1. [of person, horse, leg] → cojera f, renquera f
2. (fig) → pobreza f
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lameness

[ˈleɪmnɪs] n [person, horse] → boiterie f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lameness

n
→ Lähmung f (→ in, of +gen); his lameness → sein Gelähmtsein nt
(fig) (of excuse) → Lahmheit f; (of argument) → Schwäche f, → mangelnde Überzeugungskraft
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lameness

[ˈleɪmnɪs] n → zoppia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lame

(leim) adjective
1. unable to walk properly. He was lame for weeks after his fall. kruppel أعْرَج куц coxo kulhavý lahm halt; haltende κουτσός cojo lombakas لنگ rampa boiteux צולע लंगड़ा hrom sánta lumpuh haltur zoppo びっこの 다리를 저는 šlubas, raišas klibs; kropls tempang mank halt kulawy ګوډ coxo şchiop; care şchiopătează хромой krívajúci šepav hrom halt พิการ topal 跛的 кульгавий لنگڑا khập khiễng 跛的
2. not satisfactory; unacceptable. a lame excuse. onvoldoende غَير مَقْبول، غَيْر مُرْضٍ незадоволителен fraco chabý mangelhaft tynd; ussel ανεπαρκής, μη ικανοποιητικός poco convincente lonkav غیر قابل قبول huono piètre לא מְשַכנֵעַ असंतोषजनक jadan, neprihvatljiv gyatra lemah lélegur, ófullnægjandi inconsistente へたな 불충분한 nepatenkinamas, nevykęs (par iebildumu, atvainošanos u.tml.) neveikls; nepārliecinošs lemah armzalig dårlig nieprzekonywający دمنلو نه وړ fraco neconvingător неудовлетворительный; неубедительный chabý nezadovoljiv neuverljiv otillfredsställande, lam ไม่ได้เรื่อง zayıf, sudan, inandırıcı olmayan 差勁的 незадовільний; непереконливий غیر تسلی بخش không có sức thuyết phục 差劲的,站不住脚的
verb
to make unable to walk properly. He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle. verlam يَكْسَح، يُصاب بالعَرَج окуцявам aleijar ochromit, zchromit lähmen blive halt κουτσαίνω lisiar, dejar cojo lombakaks tegema لنگ شدن rampautua estropier לִגרוֹם צְלִיעָה हाथ-पांव तोड़ देना, लंगड़ा कर देना, पंगु बनाना osakaćen megbénít melumpuhkan helta, gera haltan azzoppare びっこにする 절름발이로 만들다 suluošinti sakropļot; padarīt klibu menempangkan mank maken gjøre halt/til krøpling okulawić ګوډيدل aleijar schilodi калечить ochromiť ohromiti obogaljiti göra halt ทําให้พิการ topal etmek 使跛 нівечити, калічити لنگڑا کر دینا làm cho bị què 使跛
ˈlamely adverb
mank, kreupel بِعَرَج неуверено sem convicção neobratně lahm tamt; usikkert κουτσά sin convicción longates لنگان vaisusti maladroitement בְּאוֹפֶן צוֹלֵע लंगड़ाते हुए sakato sántán, gyatrán secara lumpuh klaufalega, óhönduglega malamente びっこをひいて 절뚝거리며 šlubuodamas, netvirtai kropli; neveikli tempang mank, armzaligheid spakt, tamt kulawo ګوډ ګوډ تلل sem convicção cu stângăcie, fără îndemâ­nare прихрамывая neobratne šepavo hromo haltande, lamt ไม่ได้เรื่อง topallayarak 一瘸一拐地 кульгаво نا کامیابی سے què quặt; khập khiễng 一瘸一拐地
ˈlameness noun
kruppelheid, mankheid عَرَج неувереност defeito kulhavost die Lahmheit det at være halt χωλότητα cojera lonkamine لنگ زدن rampuus boiterie פִּיסחוּת लंगड़ापन sakatost sántaság, bénaság kelumpuhan helti l'essere zoppo; imperfezione びっこ 절뚝거림 šlubumas, bejėgiškumas klibums; neveiklums ketempangan het mank zijn, armzaligheid det å være halt/krøpling; spakhet kulawizna ګوډتوب defeito şchiopătat хромота; неубедительность chromosť šepavost hromost halthet, hälta ความไม่ได้เรื่อง topallık 跛行 кульгавість لنگ sự bị què; khập khiễng 跛行
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Again I remarked his lameness and the soft padding sound of his footfall, and standing up in my place, I saw his feet as he went out.
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"If I might advise, sir, you had better drive him gently for awhile; the foot is a good deal hurt, and the lameness will not go off directly."
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Philip felt that his lameness began to irritate him.
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His lameness prevented him from taking much exercise; but a mind of usefulness and ingenuity seemed to furnish him with constant employment within.
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He was not a dunce, but an "incorrigibly idle imp," and in spite of his lameness he was better at games than at lessons.
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If only she had heard about it in time, so that she might have had that great doctor to cure him of his lameness!.
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My wretched feet, flayed and swollen to lameness by the sharp air of January, began to heal and subside under the gentler breathings of April; the nights and mornings no longer by their Canadian temperature froze the very blood in our veins; we could now endure the play-hour passed in the garden: sometimes on a sunny day it began even to be pleasant and genial, and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.
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But we decided to undertake it, though, for my own part, I felt little prepared to encounter its fatigues, shivering and burning by turns with the ague and fever; for I know not how else to describe the alternate sensations I experienced, and suffering not a little from the lameness which afflicted me.
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Michael was not destined to permanent lameness, although in after-years his shoulder was always tender, and, on occasion, when the weather was damp, he was compelled to ease it with a slight limp.
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At his lower extremities, he exhibited the deformity which is popularly known as "a club-foot." But he carried his lameness, as he carried his years, gayly.
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We could not go fast, because of their lameness; and they were so spent, that two or three times we had to halt while they rested.
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"If Irwine had said nothing, I shouldn't have thought half so much of Hetty as of Meg's lameness." However, it was just the sort of day for lolling in the Hermitage, and he would go and finish Dr.
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