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Negligible vs Feeble - What's the difference?

negligible | feeble |

As adjectives the difference between negligible and feeble

is that negligible is able to be ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern while feeble is deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.

As a verb feeble is

(obsolete) to make feeble; to enfeeble.

negligible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
    • We found errors, but their effects were negligible .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 11 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini. }}

    Related terms

    * negligent * neglected

    Synonyms

    * ignorable * neglectable * trivial * See also

    Antonyms

    * important * significant * innegligible * unignorable

    feeble

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
    • Though she appeared old and feeble , she could still throw a ball.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 23 , author=Tom Fordyce , title=2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=France were transformed from the feeble , divided unit that had squeaked past Wales in the semi-final, their half-backs finding the corners with beautifully judged kicks from hand, the forwards making yards with every drive and a reorganised Kiwi line-out beginning to malfunction.}}
  • Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.
    • That was a feeble excuse for an example.

    Synonyms

    * (physically weak) weak, infirm, debilitated * faint

    Derived terms

    * enfeeble * feebleness * feeble-minded * feebly

    Verb

    (feebl)
  • (obsolete) To make feeble; to enfeeble.

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