lameness
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈleɪmnəs/
- Slang
:
defecto
- Critics pointed out the lameness of the plot, which failed to engage the audience.
Examples
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I've never stooped to that level of lameness myself.
Blog text (7) -
I've been told that the eastern North Carolina Klan nearly disbanded in the late '80s because of its lameness.
Blog text (28) -
Enough of that total lameness!
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I said something about the lameness of that, and she made some offhand comment about falling in love with me.
Blog text (27) -
I suspect more people will join as Twitter implodes from lameness.
Blog text (28) -
It can even be hit with a stick and cursed for its lameness, but watch out.
Fiction book (1991) -
Plus, the scratches, pops, and skips got recorded, and that only emphasized the lameness of vinyl.
Blog text (25) -
It would be appropriate to highlight the boyfriend's lameness and shallowness and also talk about my friend's wonderful qualities and personality; this would definitely be a given.
Blog text (10) -
The lameness of the proposal revealed its flaws and left many questions unanswered.
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The team acknowledged the lameness of their performance and vowed to improve next time.
Synonyms
344
1.7
A fault in a person or thing that makes them less effective
113
3.3
A weakness in a person's character that causes problems
92
4.4
Failing to do a job well because of lack of skill
69
3.7
A weakness that makes a person or thing less effective
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6.1
A loss of ability caused by damage or other problems
30
5.8
A lack of enough skill, quality, or amount to meet a need
10
7.4
A lack of power to make things happen
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6.6
A weakness that makes it hard to do everyday things, often after illness or old age
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5.4
Not able to produce the result you want
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6.4
Lack of skill that makes someone do things badly
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6.5
A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job
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7.9
Lack of power to change things
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5.3
A state of having low quality or too little of something
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5.2
A lack of strength in an argument or evidence
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4.4
Being weak and not well made so it breaks or fails easily
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7.0
A quality of seeming weak that makes people feel sorry or look down on someone
A state of having faults or problems that stop something from working
A state of having faults or problems
A lack of enough quality, amount or skill for a purpose
A feeling of being unable to change things
A weak or slight state often about ideas and relationships
Having no real result or value
A funny way to say how bad something is
A weak excuse that people do not believe
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lameness also kept a second meaning from the idea of weakness: lame once meant 'weak' or unable to stand well, and so lameness can also mean a 'weak' or poor idea, excuse, or fault.