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flaccid

 
(flăs'ĭd, flăk'sĭd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone. See synonyms at limp.
  2. Lacking vigor or energy: flaccid management.

[Latin flaccidus, from flaccus, flabby.]

flaccidity flac·cid'i·ty (-sĭd'ĭ-tē) or flac'cid·ness n.
flaccidly flac'cid·ly adv.

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The recommended pronunciation is flak-sid, not flas-id.

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adjective

    Lacking in stiffness or firmness: flabby, floppy, limp. See flexible/rigid.


adj

Definition: drooping
Antonyms: firm, taut, tight

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Not firm or stiff.

pronunciation The patient's muscles became flaccid after many days in bed.

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Quality of lack of tone of muscular or vascular organ or tissue.

(flas′id, flak′sid)
adj

Being in a relaxed or flabby state, as in a flaillike condition or paralysis of a muscle.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - slap, slatten

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwak, slap, slaphangend

Français (French)
adj. - flasque, mou

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlaff

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πλαδαρός, αποχαυνωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
fragile, debole, fiacco, flaccido, floscio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - flácido

Русский (Russian)
дряблый, слабохарактерный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - flácido, fláccido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - löst hängande, svag (bildl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
软弱的, 无活力的, 没气力的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 軟弱的, 無活力的, 沒氣力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (근육 등이) 물렁한, (의지가) 약한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 弛んだ, 軟弱な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مترهل , رخو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רפה, רך, רפוי‬


 
 
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