Flaccidness
/ˈflæk.sɪd.nəs/noun
The quality of being limp, soft, or lacking firmness.
Did you know?Flaccidness ultimately traces back to the same ancient Indo-European root that gave English words like “slack,” “slacken,” and “slug,” all carrying the idea of something hanging loose or failing to hold shape.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sleg-
“to be slack, limp, or weak”
Latin
Latin
flaccus
“limp, drooping, flabby”
Latin
Latin
flaccidus
“limp, flabby, weak”
Middle English
English
flaccid
“limp or lacking firmness”
Modern English
English
flaccidness
“the state or quality of being flaccid”