mou.
soft, pliable, flabby, mushy, squishy
Meaning & usage
soft, pliable, flabby, mushy, squishy
lacking vigor or strength; tardy, slow, slack, weak; (of humans) easy to persuade, convince
pansy, spineless
causing or smacking of tardiness, indolence; debilitating
Une molle complaisance
comfortable, soft
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French mol, inherited from Latin mollem.
pliability, softness, mushiness
lungs, lights (of a slaughtered animal) sold as lesser quality meat for cats or other pets
slack
donne moi du mou !
l'escaladeur n'avait pas assez de mou pour le dévers
something soft, pliable or mushy
a man lacking impetuousness and decision; a pansy, softy
a moderate
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French mol, inherited from Latin mollem.
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