Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FEE'BLE-NESS
FEE'BLE-NESS, n.
- Weakness of body or mind, from any cause; imbecility; infirmity; want of strength, physical or intellectual; as, feebleness of the body or limbs; feebleness of the mind or understanding.
- Want of fullness or loudness; as, feebleness of voice.
- Want of vigor or force; as, feebleness of exertion, or of operation.
- Defect of brightness; as, feebleness of light or color.
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