"feeble-mindedness" meaning in English

See feeble-mindedness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: feeble-mindednesses [plural]
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  1. The quality of being feeble-minded Translations (quality): heikkolahjaisuus (Finnish), vähä-älyisyys (Finnish)

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