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flaccidity

/flæsˈɪdᵻɾi/ noun

The condition of being flaccid.

Word Origin From Latin flaccus, meaning 'flabby' — you can almost feel the droop. The word flaccid entered English in the 17th century, and flaccidity adds the noun suffix -ity to name that state of limpness. It's a small family: flaccidly and flaccidness are the only other relatives.

noun The condition of being flaccid. countable

The plant's flaccidity indicated it desperately needed water.

(名词) 松弛；松软 【松弛状态】

植物软塌的状态表明它急需浇水。

(sustantivo) flacidez [La condición de estar flácido.]

La flaccidez de la planta indicaba que necesitaba agua con urgencia.

(nom) flaccidité; mollesse; atonie [L'état de ce qui est flasque, mou et dépourvu de tonicité.]

La flaccidité de la plante montrait qu'elle avait désespérément besoin d'eau.

(Substantiv) Schlaffheit; Erschlaffung [Der Zustand des Schlaffseins; mangelnde Festigkeit oder Spannkraft.]

Die **flaccidity** der Pflanze zeigte, dass sie dringend Wasser brauchte.

(名詞) 柔らかくて張りがない状態。

植物の張りがない様子は、水が切れていることを示していた。

(substantivo) flacidez; frouxidão; moleza [A condição de ser flácido.]

A flacidez da planta indicava que ela precisava desesperadamente de água.

Synonyms: limpness softness floppiness laxity slackness looseness weakness droopiness Antonyms: firmness stiffness rigidity hardness
Word parts: flaccid + ity

Related words

flaccidly flaccidness

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