- Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone. See synonyms at limp.
- 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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flac·cid (flăs'ĭd, flăk'sĭd) ![]() |
[Latin flaccidus, from flaccus, flabby.]
flaccidity flac·cid'i·ty (-sĭd'ĭ-tē) or flac'cid·ness n.| 5min Related Video: flaccid |
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Definition: drooping
Antonyms: firm, taut, tight
| Dental Dictionary: flaccid |
Being in a relaxed or flabby state, as in a flaillike condition or paralysis of a muscle.
| Sports Science and Medicine: flaccid |
Flabby, lacking muscular tone.
| Veterinary Dictionary: flaccidity |
Quality of lack of tone of muscular or vascular organ or tissue.
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The patient's muscles became flaccid after many days in bed.
| Translations: Flaccid |
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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