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debole — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chicken noun A common domesticated bird raised for its eggs and meat.
  • dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
  • faint adj Barely perceptible; weak in intensity.
  • feeble adj Physically weak, lacking strength.
  • impotent adj Unable to take effective action; powerless.
  • milksop noun A piece of bread sopped in milk.
  • pansy noun A small cultivated garden flower with broad, often multicoloured petals.
  • pushover noun Someone who is easily persuaded, taken advantage of, or pushed around.
  • sissy noun (informal, derogatory) A timid or cowardly person, especially a man or boy seen as insufficiently masculine.
  • slight adj Small in degree or amount; minor.
  • soft spot noun A particular fondness or affection for someone or something, often one that overrides better judgement.
  • weak adj Lacking physical strength or power.
  • weakness noun The state of lacking strength or power.
  • weenie noun Someone weak and unimportant, a wimp.
  • wuss noun An informal, slightly mocking word for someone seen as weak, timid, or easily scared.

Senses

debole is used for these senses in English:

  • chicken (countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.
  • dim Not bright or colorful.
  • faint (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
  • faint Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
  • faint Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
  • feeble Deficient in physical strength.
  • impotent Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
  • milksop (by extension, pejorative) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.

chicken — full definition

  1. noun A common domesticated bird raised for its eggs and meat.
  2. noun The meat of this bird, eaten as food.
  3. noun (informal) A cowardly person.
  4. adj (informal) Cowardly; afraid to do something.
  5. verb (informal, usually with "out") To back out of something through fear.

dim — full definition

  1. adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
  2. adjective Not very intelligent or quick-witted.
  3. adjective Unclear, faint, or hard to make out.
  4. verb To make something less bright, or to become less bright.

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