flac´cid|ly — flac|cid «FLAK sihd», adjective. 1. hanging or lying loose or in wrinkles; flabby: »flaccid muscles. Flaccid threads of ivy, in the still And sultry air depending motionless (Wordsworth). 2. Figurative. limp or weak: »a flaccid will. ╂[< Latin … Useful english dictionary
flac|cid — «FLAK sihd», adjective. 1. hanging or lying loose or in wrinkles; flabby: »flaccid muscles. Flaccid threads of ivy, in the still And sultry air depending motionless (Wordsworth). 2. Figurative. limp or weak: »a flaccid will. ╂[< Latin… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
flac — flac·cid; flac·cid·i·ty; flac·on; flic·flac; flac·cid·ly; flac·cid·ness; … English syllables
cid — acar·i·cid·al; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·cid·ia; ade·cid·u·ate; ae·cid·i·al; ae·cid·i·o·spore; ae·cid·i·um; aphi·cid·al; as·car·i·cid·al; as·cid·i·a·cea; as·cid·i·ae; as·cid·i·an; as·cid·i·ar·i·um; as·cid·i·form; as·cid·i·oi·da; as·cid·i·ol·o·gy;… … English syllables
flaccidness — flac·cid·ness … English syllables
flaccid — flac•cid [[t]ˈflæk sɪd, ˈflæs ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) soft and limp; not firm; flabby 2) lacking force; weak: a flaccid defense[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20; < L flaccidus=flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + idus id IV flac•cid′i•ty, flac′cid•ness, n.… … From formal English to slang
flaccid — flac cid (fl[a^]k s[i^]d or fl[a^]s s[i^]d), a. [L. flaccidus, fr. flaccus flabby: cf. OF. flaccide.] Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flaccidly — flaccid flac cid (fl[a^]k s[i^]d or fl[a^]s s[i^]d), a. [L. flaccidus, fr. flaccus flabby: cf. OF. flaccide.] Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flaccidness — flaccid flac cid (fl[a^]k s[i^]d or fl[a^]s s[i^]d), a. [L. flaccidus, fr. flaccus flabby: cf. OF. flaccide.] Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English