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Antonyms for limberness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lim-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪm bər


Definition of limberness

Origin :
  • 1748, from limber (adj.). Related: Limbered; limbering.
  • As in malleability : noun flexibility
  • As in malleableness : noun flexibility
  • As in pliability : noun flexibility
  • As in pliableness : noun flexibility
  • As in pliancy : noun flexibility
  • As in pliantness : noun flexibility
  • As in resiliency : noun flexibility
  • As in springiness : noun flexibility
  • As in suppleness : noun flexibility
  • As in consistency : noun thickness
  • As in flexibility : noun elasticity, adaptability
Example sentences :
  • And the limberness has gone out of my fingers as out of my mind.
  • Extract from : « Ancestors » by Gertrude Atherton
  • Grandma Padgett took it in her hands, reduced its length and tried its limberness.
  • Extract from : « Old Caravan Days » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
  • But age had not impaired the brightness of her eyes, nor the limberness of her tongue, nor her shrewd good sense.
  • Extract from : « On Horseback » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • Then he recovered and tried to fight, but could do nothing, being a weak cripple, and was literally beaten into limberness.
  • Extract from : « The Wolf's Long Howl » by Stanley Waterloo
  • Students of the human frame say that they never saw such a wealth of looseness and limberness lavished upon one person.
  • Extract from : « Remarks » by Bill Nye

Synonyms for limberness

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