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- [flab-ee]
- /ˈflæb i/
- /ˈflæ.bɪ.nəs/
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- [flab-ee]
- /ˈflæb i/
Definitions of flabbiness word
- adjective flabbiness hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid. 1
- adjective flabbiness having such flesh. 1
- adjective flabbiness lacking strength or determination. 1
- noun flabbiness The characteristic or quality of being flabby. 1
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Origin of flabbiness
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; apparently expressive alteration of earlier flappy, with same sense; see flap, -y1; compare late Middle English flabband (attested once), evidently with sense “flapping”
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Parts of speech for Flabbiness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flabbiness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flabbiness
noun flabbiness
- flaccidity — soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
- looseness — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- softness — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- slackness — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- floppiness — tending to flop.
Antonyms for flabbiness
noun flabbiness
- firmness — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
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