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flaccid

[flak-sid, flas-id]
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adjective

soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.

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RELATED WORDS

debilitated, enervated, flabby, flimsy, inelastic, lax, limp, loose, nerveless, slack, soft, weak, weakened, quaggy, enfeebled, sapped

Nearby words

  1. flabbergasted,
  2. flabby,
  3. flabellate,
  4. flabelli-,
  5. flabellum,
  6. flaccidly,
  7. flack,
  8. flackery,
  9. flacon,
  10. flacons

Origin of flaccid

1610–20; < Latin flaccidus flabby, equivalent to flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + -idus -id4
Related formsflac·cid·i·ty, flac·cid·ness, nounflac·cid·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for flaccid

flaccid

adjective

lacking firmness; soft and limp; flabby
Derived Formsflaccidity or flaccidness, nounflaccidly, adverb

Word Origin for flaccid

C17: from Latin flaccidus, from flaccus
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Word Origin and History for flaccid

flaccid

adj.

1610s, from French flaccide or directly from Latin flaccidus "flabby," from flaccus "flabby, flap-eared," of uncertain origin (OED suggests it's imitative). Related: Flaccidly; flaccidity.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for flaccid

flaccid

[flăs′sĭd, flăk′ĭd]

adj.

Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone.
Related formsflac•cid′i•ty (-sĭd′ĭ-tē) n.
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