"lameness" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lameness.wav Forms: lamenesses [plural]
Etymology: From lame + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lame|ness}} lame + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lameness (countable and uncountable, plural lamenesses)
  1. An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (an impediment to walking due to the feet or legs): cojera [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lameness-en-noun-Q8nakmwq Disambiguation of 'an impediment to walking due to the feet or legs': 98 2
  2. (informal) The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Translations (the quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool): monsedad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lameness-en-noun-M2U6Ow7x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of 'the quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool': 0 100

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