lame
1
[ leym ]
/ leɪm /
adjective, lam·er, lam·est.
crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
impaired or disabled through defect or injury: a lame arm.
weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy: a lame excuse.
Slang.
out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated.
verb (used with object), lamed, lam·ing.
to make lame or defective.
noun
Slang.
a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
Origin of lame
1
before 900; Middle English (adj. and v.); Old English
lama (adj.); cognate with Dutch
lam, German
lahm, Old Norse
lami; akin to Lithuanian
lúomas
OTHER WORDS FROM lame
lame·ly, adverb lame·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lame
lame laméWords nearby lame
Definition for lame (2 of 3)
lame
2
[ leym; French lam ]
/ leɪm; French lam /
noun, plural lames [leym; French lam] /leɪm; French lam/. Armor.
any of a number of thin, overlapping plates composing a piece of plate armor, as a fauld, tasset, or gauntlet.
Origin of lame
2
1580–90; < Middle French < Latin
lāmina a thin piece or plate
Definition for lame (3 of 3)
lamé
[ lah-mey, la-; French la-mey ]
/ lɑˈmeɪ, læ-; French laˈmeɪ /
noun
an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lamé
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British Dictionary definitions for lame (1 of 3)
lame
1
/ (leɪm) /
adjective
disabled or crippled in the legs or feet
painful or weak
a lame back
weak; unconvincing
a lame excuse
not effective or enthusiastic
a lame try
US slang
conventional or uninspiring
verb
(tr)
to make lame
Derived forms of lame
lamely, adverb lameness, nounWord Origin for lame
Old English
lama; related to Old Norse
lami, German
lahm
British Dictionary definitions for lame (2 of 3)
lame
2
/ (leɪm) /
noun
one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330; splint
Word Origin for lame
C16: via Old French from Latin
lāmina a thin plate,
lamina
British Dictionary definitions for lame (3 of 3)
lamé
/ (ˈlɑːmeɪ) /
noun
- a fabric of silk, cotton, or wool interwoven with threads of metal
- (as modifier)a gold lamé gown
Word Origin for lamé
from French, from Old French
lame gold or silver thread, thin plate, from Latin
lāmina thin plate
Medical definitions for lame
lame
[ lām ]
adj.
Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible.
Marked by pain or rigidness.
v.
To cause to become lame; cripple.