Associations to the word «Lameness»

Wiktionary

LAMENESS, noun. An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
LAMENESS, noun. (informal) The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool.

Dictionary definition

LAMENESS, noun. Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet.
LAMENESS, noun. An imperfection or defectiveness; "a stylist noted for the lameness of his plots".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats