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feeble-minded

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: irresolute, vacillating, imbecile

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble English mind Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English minded English feeble-minded

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: zwak begaafd — unintelligent
  • Finnish: heikkomielinen — unintelligent
  • Finnish: vähä-älyinen — unintelligent
  • Finnish: heikkolahjainen — unintelligent
  • French: faible d'esprit — unintelligent
  • German: schwachsinnig — unintelligent
  • Serbo-Croatian: малоуман — unintelligent
  • Serbo-Croatian: malouman — unintelligent
  • Spanish: pusilánime — unintelligent
  • Swedish: sinnessvag — unintelligent