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- [lah-mid, -med]
- /ˈlɑ mɪd, -mɛd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lah-mid, -med]
- /ˈlɑ mɪd, -mɛd/
Definitions of lamed word
- noun lamed Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated. 1
- adjective lamed crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty. 1
- adjective lamed impaired or disabled through defect or injury: a lame arm. 1
- adjective lamed weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy: a lame excuse. 1
- adjective lamed Slang. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated. 1
- verb with object lamed to make lame or defective. 1
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Origin of lamed
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Hebrew lāmēdh; cf. lambda
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Parts of speech for Lamed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lamed 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 about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lamed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lamed
verb lamed
- clobber — You can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber.
- mar — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- pummel — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
Antonyms for lamed
verb lamed
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
adjective lamed
- abled — having a range of physical powers as specified (esp in the phrases less abled, differently abled)
Top questions with lamed
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