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ailing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?e?.l??/
  • Rhymes: -e?l??

Noun

ailing (plural ailings)

  1. An ailment.

Verb

ailing

  1. present participle of ail

Adjective

ailing (comparative more ailing, superlative most ailing)

  1. Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Gilani, nilgai

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powerless

English

Etymology

From Middle English pouerles, powerles, equivalent to power +? -less.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?pa??l?s/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pa??l?s/
  • Hyphenation: pow?er?less

Adjective

powerless (comparative more powerless, superlative most powerless)

  1. Lacking sufficient power or strength.
    I admit that I am powerless over my hatred towards white people in ways that I am unable to recognize fully, both at this time and in the past.
  2. Lacking legal authority.
    The traffic warden was powerless to stop me driving away.

Synonyms

  • mightless
  • strengthless
  • weak
  • vulnerable

Antonyms

  • powerful
  • strong

Derived terms

  • powerlessly
  • powerlessness
  • superpowerless

Translations

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