limpness
Absence of firmness
Limpness is the quality of lacking firmness or rigidity.
A handshake can have an unpleasant limpness.
Cooked vegetables lose their crunch and take on limpness.
The word often carries negative connotations—weakness, exhaustion, or lack of vitality: The limpness of his body suggested he'd fainted.
Lacking rigidity, bending easily
- droopyHanging or bending downward
- saggyHanging down limply
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
- wiltingLosing turgor and drooping
dangling · slack · sagging · hanging · drooping · flopping · deflated · collapsed
Deficiency in force
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
languor · enervation · fatigue · debility · feebleness · tiredness · sluggishness · sapped
Able to bend freely
- bendableAble to curve
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- suppleFlexing without damage
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
soft · yielding · malleable · relaxed · loose · ductile · moldable · workable
Lacking edge or interest
- blandLacking distinctive qualities
- flatLacking vertical variation
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
vapid · spiritless · insipid · weak · anemic · pallid · colorless · washed-out
Inactive, physically or chemically
- motionlessLacking all movement
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- torpidInactive and slow
- slackAbsence of tautness
deadened · inanimate · dormant · passive · still · immobile · stagnant · spiritless
Soft, lacking firmness
- softYielding to touch
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- nonrigidNot firm or stiff
Lacking power or force
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- passiveNot actively participating
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
- halfheartedLacking sincere commitment
unassertive · spineless · tentative · timid · noncommittal
floppy
Lacking rigidity, bending easily
wilting · dangling · slack · sagging · hanging · drooping · flopping · deflated · collapsed · pendulous
weakness
Deficiency in force
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
listlessness · languor · enervation · fatigue · debility · feebleness · tiredness · sluggishness · sapped · drained
flexible
Able to bend freely
pliant · soft · yielding · malleable · relaxed · loose · ductile · moldable · workable · giveable
dull
Lacking edge or interest
uninspired · vapid · spiritless · insipid · weak · anemic · pallid · colorless · washed-out · faded
inert
Inactive, physically or chemically
- motionlessLacking all movement
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- torpidInactive and slow
slack · deadened · inanimate · dormant · passive · still · immobile · stagnant · spiritless · unanimated
flaccid
Soft, lacking firmness
- softYielding to touch
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
weak
Lacking power or force
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- passiveNot actively participating
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
halfhearted · unassertive · spineless · tentative · timid · noncommittal
- weaknessweakness, feebleness, frailty, debility, asthenia
- hair qualitiesshine, smoothness, volume, frizz control, moisture
- wilting signsdroop, sag, shrivel, wither, flagging
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- hair problemsbreakage, split ends, frizz, dryness, damage