different between feeble vs powerless
feeble
English
Etymology
From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin fl?bilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”). Doublet of foible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fi?b?l/
- Rhymes: -i?b?l
Adjective
feeble (comparative feebler, superlative feeblest)
- Deficient in physical strength
- Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
- Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.
- That was a feeble excuse for an example.
Synonyms
- (physically weak): weak, infirm, debilitated
- (wanting force, vigor or efficiency): faint
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
feeble (third-person singular simple present feebles, present participle feebling, simple past and past participle feebled)
- (obsolete) To make feeble; to enfeeble.
References
- feeble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- feeble in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- beflee
Middle English
Adjective
feeble
- Alternative form of feble
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powerless
English
Etymology
From Middle English pouerles, powerles, equivalent to power +? -less.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pa??l?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pa??l?s/
- Hyphenation: pow?er?less
Adjective
powerless (comparative more powerless, superlative most powerless)
- Lacking sufficient power or strength.
- I admit that I am powerless over my hatred towards white people in ways that I am unable to recognize fully, both at this time and in the past.
- Lacking legal authority.
- The traffic warden was powerless to stop me driving away.
Synonyms
- mightless
- strengthless
- weak
- vulnerable
Antonyms
- powerful
- strong
Derived terms
- powerlessly
- powerlessness
- superpowerless
Translations
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