lameness

uncountable

A noun referring to a condition of impaired mobility in the legs or feet, or metaphorically to a state of being flawed or inadequate.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее состояние нарушенной подвижности ног или ступней, или в переносном смысле — состояние несовершенства или неадекватности.esSustantivo que designa el estado de movilidad alterada de las piernas o los pies, o en sentido figurado, el estado de imperfección o de falta de adecuación.frNom désignant l'état d'une mobilité réduite ou anormale des jambes ou des pieds, ou, au sens figuré, un état d'imperfection ou d'insuffisance.deSubstantiv, das den Zustand eingeschränkter Beweglichkeit der Beine oder Füße bezeichnet oder im übertragenen Sinn einen Zustand der Unvollkommenheit oder Unzulänglichkeit.ptSubstantivo que designa o estado de mobilidade prejudicada das pernas ou dos pés, ou, em sentido figurado, um estado de imperfeição ou inadequação.zh名词，指腿部或脚部活动能力受损、行走不便的状态；也可引申指事物存在缺陷、不完善或不充分。arاسم يدل على حالة العرج أو اضطراب القدرة على المشي بسبب خلل في الساقين أو القدمين، ويستعمل مجازًا للدلالة على النقص أو القصور أو عدم الكفاءة.

1. Physical disability B2 formal medical

   A condition of being unable to walk properly due to injury or disease affecting the legs or feet.

   • The horse's lameness was caused by an infection in its hoof.
   • After the accident, he suffered from lameness in his left leg.
   • Veterinarians treated the dog's lameness with surgery.

   ruХромотаesCojerafrboiteriedeLahmheitptClaudicaçãozh跛行arالعرج

   Synonyms: claudicationlimping

2. Weakness or inadequacy B2 informal

   A state of being unconvincing, weak, or unsatisfactory.

   • The lameness of his excuse made everyone roll their eyes.
   • Critics pointed out the lameness of the movie's plot.
   • The proposal was rejected due to the lameness of its arguments.

   ruСлабость или неадекватностьesDebilidad o insuficienciafrFaiblesse, ineptiedeSchwäche oder UnzulänglichkeitptFraqueza ou inadequaçãozh软弱无力arالضعف أو عدم الكفاية

   Synonyms: deficiencyfeeblenessflimsinessinadequacyinsufficiencypaltrinesspoornessshoddinessunsatisfactorinessweakness

   Antonyms: adequacyeffectivenessexcellencesoundnessstrength

• lamenesses plural form
• lamenesses' possessive plural form
• lameness's possessive singular form