flaccid

(flăs'ĭd, flăk'sĭd)
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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adjective

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

adj

Definition: drooping
Antonyms: firm, taut, tight

Flabby, lacking muscular tone.

IN BRIEF: Not firm or stiff.

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.

For a list of words related to flaccid, see:

• Sickly, out of shape, dull, or weak

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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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