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strengthless

strengthless adjective: being powerless or weak; lacking strength.

Adjective

strengthless (comparative more strengthless, superlative most strengthless)

  1. Being powerless or weak; lacking strength.
    • And as the vvretch vvhoſe feuer-vveakned ioynts, / Like ſtrengthleſſe hinges buckle vnder life, / […] euen ſo my limbes, / VVeakened vvith griefe, being novv enragde vvith griefe, / Are thrice themſelues: […]c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600...
  2. Having no special abilities or talents; lacking strengths.

Antonyms of strengthless

Forms of strengthless

comparativemore strengthless
superlativemost strengthless

Origin of strengthless

From Middle English strengthles, streintheles, strencthelæs, equivalent to strength + -less.

Words formed from strengthless

Questions about strengthless

What does strengthless mean?
Strengthless means being powerless or weak; lacking strength.
What part of speech is strengthless?
Strengthless is an adjective.

Words near strengthless in the dictionary

  1. strengthfulness
  2. strengthier
  3. strengthiest
  4. strengthily
  5. strengthing
  6. strengthless
  7. strengthlessly
  8. strengthlessness
  9. strengthner
  10. strengthners
  11. strengths

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