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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fēbelis, from Latin flēbilis ‎(“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō ‎(“I weep”), akin to fluō ‎(“to flow”).

Adjective

feble m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural febles)

1. weak, feeble

Synonyms

• dèbil

Ido

Etymology

febla ‎(“weak”) +‎ -e

Adverb

feble

1. weakly, dimly, faintly, feebly, lightly, mildly

Middle English

Adjective

feble

1. feeble; weak

Antonyms

• strong

Old French

Alternative forms

• fieble
• foible

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fēbelis, from Latin flēbilis ‎(“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation.

Adjective

feble m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular feble)

1. weak; feeble

Derived terms

• feblesce

Descendants

• English: feeble (borrowed)
• Middle French: foible
  • French: faible
• Norman: faibl'ye (Jersey)

Spanish

Adjective

feble m, f ‎(plural febles)

1. feeble