disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
noun
an imperfection or defectiveness
“a stylist noted for the lameness of his plots”
Word Forms
lame
adjective
disabled in the feet or legs
gimp
verb
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
gimpy
adjective
disabled in the feet or legs
game
adjective
disabled in the feet or legs
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Lahmheit
Gehbehinderung aufgrund einer Verkrüppelung der Beine oder Füße
🇫🇷French
boiterie
incapacité de marcher en raison d'une paralysie des jambes ou des pieds
🇪🇸Spanish
cojera
Incapacidad para caminar debido a la incapacidad de las piernas o los pies.
🇮🇹Italian
zoppia
disabilità della deambulazione dovuta a paralisi delle gambe o dei piedi
🇳🇱Dutch
kreupelheid
handicap bij het lopen als gevolg van verlamming van de benen of voeten
🇵🇹Portuguese
claudicação
incapacidade de andar devido a paralisação das pernas ou pés
🇷🇺Russian
хромота
инвалидность при ходьбе из-за повреждения ног или ступней
India
🇮🇳Hindi
लैगड़ापन
टाँगों या पाँवों के अपंग होने के कारण चलने में असमर्थता
🇧🇩Bengali
পঙ্গুত্ব
পা বা পা বিকল হওয়ার কারণে হাঁটার অক্ষমতা
🇮🇳Tamil
நொண்டித்தனம்
கால்கள் அல்லது கால்கள் ஊனமுற்றதால் நடக்க இயலாமை
🇮🇳Telugu
కుంటితనం
కాళ్లు లేదా పాదాలు వికలాంగులు కావడం వల్ల నడిచే వైకల్యం
🇮🇳Marathi
लंगडेपणा
पाय किंवा पाय अपंग झाल्यामुळे चालण्यात अक्षमता
🇮🇳Gujarati
લંગડાપણું
પગ અથવા પગના અપંગતાને કારણે ચાલવામાં અસમર્થતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕುಂಟತನ
ಕಾಲುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನು ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ನಡೆಯುವ ಅಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുടന്തൻ
കാലുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പാദങ്ങൾ വൈകല്യം മൂലം നടക്കാനുള്ള വൈകല്യം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਲੰਗੜਾਪਨ
ਲੱਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਪਾਹਜ ਹੋਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਚੱਲਣ ਦੀ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
لنگڑا پن
ٹانگوں یا پیروں کے معذور ہونے کی وجہ سے چلنے کی معذوری
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
跛行
由于腿或脚残疾而无法行走
🇯🇵Japanese
跛行
脚または足の麻痺による歩行障害
🇰🇷Korean
파행
다리나 발의 불구로 인한 보행 장애
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự què quặt
khuyết tật đi lại do bị tê liệt chân hoặc bàn chân
🇹🇭Thai
ความอ่อนแอ
ความพิการในการเดินเนื่องจากขาหรือเท้าพิการ
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketimpangan
ketidakmampuan berjalan karena melumpuhkan tungkai atau kaki
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkapilay
kapansanan sa paglalakad dahil sa baldado ng mga binti o paa
🇲🇾Malay
kepincangan
ketidakupayaan berjalan kerana kaki atau kaki lumpuh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
العرج
- عدم القدرة على المشي بسبب شلل الساقين أو القدمين
🇮🇷Persian
لنگش
ناتوانی در راه رفتن به دلیل فلج شدن پاها یا پاها
🇹🇷Turkish
topallık
Bacakların veya ayakların sakatlanması nedeniyle yürüme engeli
🇮🇱Hebrew
צליעה
מוגבלות בהליכה עקב נתק רגליים או רגליים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'lameness'?
The primary meaning of 'lameness' is 'disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lameness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'lameness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'lameness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'lameness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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