lameness.
An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
Meaning & usage
An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office.
The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool.
I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English lame Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lameness From lame + -ness.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.