- feeble-mindedness
- feeble-mindedness fee"ble-mind"ed*ness n.
severe mental deficiency.
Syn: amentia. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
feeble-mindedness
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Feeble-mindedness — Feeble minded Fee ble mind ed, a. Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. comfort the feeble minded. 1 Thess. v. 14. {Fee ble mind ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feeble-mindedness — feeble mindˈedness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑feeble … Useful english dictionary
feeble-mindedness — See feeble mindedly. * * * … Universalium
feeble-mindedness — noun The quality of being feeble minded … Wiktionary
feeble-minded — feeble mindedly, adv. feeble mindedness, n. /fee beuhl muyn did/, adj. 1. lacking the normal mental powers. 2. Med. (formerly) mentally retarded. Cf. idiot, imbecile, moron. 3 … Universalium
feeble-minded — adj 1.) stupid or not sensible ▪ a feeble minded policy 2.) old use having much less than average intelligence >feeble mindedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Feeble-minded — The term feeble minded was used from the late 19th century through the early 20th century as a loose description of a variety of mental deficiencies, including what would now be considered mental retardation in its various types and grades, and… … Wikipedia
feeble-minded — adjective 1 unable to think clearly and decide what to do: Her husband s so feeble minded he won t do a thing unless she tells him to. 2 old use having much less than average intelligence feeble mindedly adverb feeble mindedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
feeble-minded — adjective Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. See Also: feeble mindedly, feeble mindedness … Wiktionary
feeble-minded — adjective foolish; stupid. ↘dated having less than average intelligence. Derivatives feeble mindedly adverb feeble mindedness noun … English new terms dictionary
