1lame1 (leɪm
)
Definitions
adjective
- disabled or crippled in the legs or feet
- painful or weak ⇒
a lame back
- weak; unconvincing ⇒
a lame excuse
- not effective or enthusiastic ⇒
a lame try
- US slang conventional or uninspiring
verb
- (tr) to make lame
Alternative Forms
ˈlamely adverb ˈlameness nounWord Origin
Old English lama; related to Old Norse lami, German lahmSynonyms
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unconvincing,
poor,
pathetic,
inadequate,
thin,
weak,
insufficient,
feeble,
unsatisfactory,
flimsy,
2lame2 (leɪm)
Definitions
noun
- one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330; splint
Word Origin
C16: via Old French from Latin lāmina a thin plate, laminalamé (ˈlɑːmeɪ)
Definitions
noun
- a fabric of silk, cotton, or wool interwoven with threads of metal
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a gold lamé gown
Word Origin
from French, from Old French lame gold or silver thread, thin plate, from Latin lāmina thin plateTranslations
- British English:
lame
A lame person or animal cannot walk properly because an injury or illness has damaged one or both of their legs.She was lame in one leg.leɪm ADJECTIVE She was lame in one leg.
- Spanish:
cojo
adj coja
- French:
boiteux
adj boiteuse
- German:
lahm
adj
- Chinese: 跛足的 adj
- Arabic: كَسِيحٌ adj
- Portuguese: aleijado adj aleijada
- Russian: хромой adj хромая
- Croatian: šepav adj šepava
- Czech: chromý adj
- Danish: lam adj
- Dutch: kreupel adj
- Finnish: rampa adj
- Greek: κουτσός adj κουτσή
- Italian: zoppo adj zoppa
- Japanese: びっこの no_posp
- Korean: 다리를 저는 adj
- Norwegian: lam adj
- Polish: kulawy adj kulawa
- Brazilian Portuguese: aleijado adj aleijada
- European Spanish:
cojo
adj coja
- Swedish: lam adj lamt
- Thai: พิการที่ขา adj
- Turkish: topal adj
- Vietnamese: què adj
Usage examples
In the next room, Caroline was sliding out of her provocative lame dress.
, Yellow Bird (1993)With a personality this lame , his long-awaited next record had better be good.
Spiked (2003)In a way, it is a far better reality show than the lame ones involving humans.
Globe and Mail (2003)The sheep, which was only a few months old and partially lame , was found by two police officers early yesterday morning.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)Today, do what so many who are paralysed or too lame or old can't do.
, Diamonds in the Dust (1993)