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A impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didnt stop him from running for public office.
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Lameness — Lame ness, n. The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lameness — 1520s, from LAME (Cf. lame) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
lameness — lame ► ADJECTIVE 1) walking with difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot. 2) (of an explanation or excuse) unconvincingly feeble. 3) dull and uninspiring. ► VERB ▪ make lame. DERIVATIVES lamely adverb lamenes … English terms dictionary
lameness — noun 1. disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet • Syn: ↑limping, ↑gimp, ↑gimpiness, ↑gameness, ↑claudication • Derivationally related forms: ↑game (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lameness (equine) — Lameness in horses and other equidae is a term used to refer to any number of conditions where the animal fails to travel in a regular and sound manner on all four feet. There are many causes of lameness, but they can be broadly grouped into the… … Wikipedia
lameness — noun see lame I … New Collegiate Dictionary
lameness — See lamely. * * * … Universalium
lameness — lame·ness (lāmґnis) the condition of being lame; see also gait … Medical dictionary
lameness — lame·ness || leɪmnɪs n. state of being lame, crippled condition; weakness, ineffectiveness … English contemporary dictionary
lameness — salesmen … Anagrams dictionary
