English Explanatory Dictionary

flaccid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Flabby; lacking firmness or muscle tone.
  2. Soft; floppy.
  3. Not erect.
  4. Lacking energy or vigor.

Pronunciation

/ˈflæ(k)sɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flaccid.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flaccid2.wav

Word forms

flaccid more flaccid most flaccid

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin flaccus Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin flacceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin flaccidusbor. English flaccid From Latin flaccid(us).

Synonyms

limp soft

Antonyms

firm erect turgid hard

Related words

flaccidly

Derived words

acute flaccid myelitis flaccidity flaccidness flaccify nonflaccid subflaccid

Translations

Central Bikol: luntoy Bulgarian: мек Dutch: slap Dutch: slobberig Estonian: lõtv Finnish: veltto Finnish: löysä French: flasque Ancient Greek: πλαδαρός Hindi: ढीला Hindi: शिथिल Hungarian: puha Māori: ngongohe Māori: whakanewa Māori: ngore Māori: ngorengore Māori: tīmohea Māori: tihō Māori: tihōhō Māori: pīkawikawi Plautdietsch: schlaup Plautdietsch: flebrich Portuguese: mole Portuguese: fofo Russian: вя́лый Spanish: flácido Spanish: blando Spanish: fláccido Swedish: slak Volapük: nestifik
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