Synonyms for lameness
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office.
Forms
- Plural
- lamenesses → limpings, claudications, gimps…
Example sentences
- limping Never trust a limping dog or the tears of a woman.
- gimp Enrico took a picture of himself in a gimp suit.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lameness | rising | |
| limping | rising | |
| gimp | rising | |
| claudication | rising | |
| gameness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gimp
- 7 letters
- limping2
- 8 letters
- gameness
- 9 letters
- gimpiness
- 12 letters
- claudication
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (limping2 = 2 syllables).