strengthless en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English strengthles, streintheles, strencthelæs, equivalent to strength + -less.
Meanings
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Being powerless or weak; lacking strength.
And as the vvretch vvhoſe feuer-vveakned ioynts, / Like ſtrengthleſſe hinges buckle vnder life, / […] euen ſo my limbes, / VVeakened vvith griefe, being novv enragde vvith griefe, / Are thrice themſelues: […]
c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], signature [A4], verso:
- Having no special abilities or talents; lacking strengths.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more strengthless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most strengthless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
strengthlessly · strengthlessness
Translations (4)
fi kykenemätön (lacking strengths) · uk безси́льний (lacking strength) · fi voimaton (lacking strength) · uk безси́лий (lacking strength)