feble

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fēbelis, from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“I weep”) (akin to fluō (“to flow”)).

Adjective

feble (masculine and feminine plural febles)

  1. weak, feeble

Synonyms

Ido

Etymology

febla (“weak”) +‎ -e

Adverb

feble

  1. weakly, dimly, faintly, feebly, lightly, mildly

Middle English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, Old French feble. See English feeble.

Adjective

feble

  1. feeble; weak

Antonyms

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fēbelis, from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation.

Adjective

feble m (oblique and nominative feminine singular feble)

  1. weak; feeble

Derived terms

Descendants

Spanish

Adjective

feble (plural febles)

  1. feeble
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