Lame — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

a fabric interwoven with threads of metal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈeɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈeɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈeɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈeɪm/.

Examples

she wore a gold lame dress
The accident has crippled her for life
a feeble excuse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cripple feeble halt game crippled gimpy square halting

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who doesn't understand what is going on
noun	a fabric interwoven with threads of metal “she wore a gold lame dress”
verb	deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg “The accident has crippled her for life”
adjective	pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness “a feeble excuse”
adjective	disabled in the feet or legs “a crippled soldier”

Word Forms

cripple	noun	someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
feebleness	noun	the quality of lacking intensity or substance; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
lameness	noun	an imperfection or defectiveness
gimpiness	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
gameness	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lahm

jemand, der nicht versteht, was vor sich geht

🇫🇷French

boiteux

quelqu'un qui ne comprend pas ce qui se passe

🇪🇸Spanish

aburrido

alguien que no entiende lo que esta pasando

🇮🇹Italian

zoppo

qualcuno che non capisce cosa sta succedendo

🇳🇱Dutch

armzalig

iemand die niet begrijpt wat er aan de hand is

🇵🇹Portuguese

muito ruim

alguém que não entende o que está acontecendo

🇷🇺Russian

хромой

тот, кто не понимает, что происходит

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झूठा

कोई है जो समझ नहीं पा रहा कि क्या हो रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

খোঁড়া

যে কেউ বুঝতে পারছে না কি হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

நொண்டி

என்ன நடக்கிறது என்று புரியாத ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుంటివాడు

ఏమి జరుగుతుందో అర్థం కాని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

लंगडा

ज्याला काय चालले आहे ते समजत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંગડા

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે સમજી શકતો નથી કે શું થઈ રહ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಂಟ

ಏನಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಅರ್ಥವಾಗದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുടന്തൻ

എന്താണ് സംഭവിക്കുന്നതെന്ന് മനസ്സിലാകാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਗੜਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਮਝਦਾ ਕਿ ਕੀ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لنگڑا

جو نہیں سمجھتا کہ کیا ہو رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瘸

不明白发生了什么事的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ラメ

何が起こっているのか理解できない人

🇰🇷Korean

절뚝거리는

무슨 일이 일어나고 있는지 이해하지 못하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khập khiễng

một người không hiểu chuyện gì đang xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ได้เรื่อง

คนที่ไม่เข้าใจสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

cacat

seseorang yang tidak mengerti apa yang sedang terjadi

🇵🇭Filipino

pilay

isang taong hindi maintindihan kung ano ang nangyayari

🇲🇾Malay

tempang

seseorang yang tidak memahami apa yang berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عاجِز

شخص لا يفهم ما يجري

🇮🇷Persian

لنگ

کسی که نمی فهمد چه خبر است

🇹🇷Turkish

sakatlamak

ne olduğunu anlamayan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוֹלֵעַ

מישהו שלא מבין מה קורה

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The primary meaning of 'lame' is 'someone who doesn't understand what is going on'.

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