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- [lah-mey, la-; French la-mey]
- /lɑˈmeɪ, læ-; French laˈmeɪ/
- /leɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lah-mey, la-; French la-mey]
- /lɑˈmeɪ, læ-; French laˈmeɪ/
Definitions of lame word
- noun lame an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton. 1
- noun lame (of a person or animal) Unable to walk normally because of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot. 1
- adjective lame excuse: feeble 1
- adjective lame boring 1
- adjective lame crippled 1
- adjective lame person: boring 1
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Origin of lame
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < French, equivalent to lame lame2 + -é < Latin -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Lame
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lame popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lame usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lame
adj lame
- sore — suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise.
- disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- deformed — disfigured or misshapen
adjective lame
verb lame
- dislimb — To remove a limb from, to dismember, to pull off arms or legs.
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- anaesthetise — anesthetize.
- take out — the act of taking.
- contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
Antonyms for lame
adj lame
- healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
- mobile — capable of moving or being moved readily.
- capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
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