flaccidity

UK: /flækˈsɪdɪtɪ/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

flac•cid /ˈflæksɪd, ˈflæsɪd/   adj. 

1. soft and limp:
   flaccid skin.
2. weak:
   a flaccid defense.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

flac•cid  (flak′sid, flas′id), adj. 

1. soft and limp;
   not firm;
   flabby:
   flaccid biceps.
2. lacking force;
   weak:
   flaccid prose.

• Latin flaccidus flabby, equivalent. to flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + -idus -id⁴
• 1610–20

flac•cid′i•ty, flac′cid•ness, n. 
flac′cid•ly, adv.