Definition
The quality of being exhausted, weakened, or worn out; a state of decline from former strength or vitality.
Etymology
From effete (adjective) + -ness (noun-forming suffix). Effete combines Latin ex- (out) and fetus (bearing), originally describing reproductive exhaustion, later generalized to mean any kind of depletion.
Kelly Says
Romans used 'effetus' specifically for animals that were too old/tired to reproduce, then Europeans extended it to describe civilizations in decline—biology became a metaphor for history!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም 弱ነት
be-ta-m weak-net
BNবাংলা
দুর্বলতা
dur-bol-ta
CACatalà
feblesa
fe-ble-sa
CSČeština
slabost
sla-bos-t'
DEDeutsch
Zerfallsbereitschaft
tser-fal-s-be-reits-haft
ELΕλληνικά
αδυναμία
a-dy-na-mee-ah
ESEspañol
debilidad
deh-bee-li-dad
FISuomi
heikkous
hei-k-kos
FRFrançais
efféminement
eh-fe-me-ne-man
HIहिन्दी
कमजोरी
kam-jo-ree
HUMagyar
gyengeség
gyen-ges-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelemahan
ke-le-mahan
ITItaliano
effimero
eh-fee-meh-roh
MSBahasa Melayu
kelemahan
ke-le-mahan
NLNederlands
zwakheid
zvaak-heid
PLPolski
słabość
swa-bos-t'
PTPortuguês
decadencia
deh-ka-den-see-ah
RORomână
slăbiciune
slah-bee-tsoo-neh
RUРусский
слабость
sla-bos-t'
SWKiswahili
udhaifu
ud-ha-ifu
TAதமிழ்
வலிமை இல்லமை
va-li-mai il-la-mai
TEతెలుగు
బలహీనత
bala-hee-na-ta
TLTL
kahinaan
ka-hi-na-an
TRTürkçe
zayıflık
zay-if-lik
UKУкраїнська
слабкість
sla-b-kist'
VITiếng Việt
yếu đuối
yeo-duoi
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la