Flaccidities

[flak-sid, flas-id]

Origin

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adjective

soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.

lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.

Origin:
1610–20; < Latin flaccidus flabby, equivalent to flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + -idus -id⁴

Related forms

flac·cid·i·ty, flac·cid·ness, noun

flac·cid·ly, adverb

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Word Origin & History

flaccid

1620, from Fr. flaccide, from L. flaccidus "flabby," from flaccus "flabby," of uncertain origin (OED suggests it's onomatopoeic).

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Medical Dictionary

flaccid flac·cid (flāk'sĭd, flās'ĭd)
adj.
Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone.

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

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