Flaccid

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈflæs.ɪd/
• Rhymes: -æsɪd

Origin

From Latin flaccidus.

Full definition of flaccid

Adjective

1. Flabby.
• 1955, Joseph Heller, Catch-22, chapter 13, page 140:Colonel Korn, a stocky, dark, flaccid man with a shapeless paunch, sat completely relaxed on one of the benches in the front row, his hands clasped comfortably over the top of his bald and swarthy head.
2. Soft; floppy.
• 2006, Simon LeVay, Sharon McBride Valente, Human Sexuality, page 93:They first measured along the top surface of the flaccid penis, ...
3. Lacking energy or vigor.
• 2006, Jeff Bloodworth, "THE PROGRAM FOR BETTER JOBS AND INCOME": WELFARE REFORM, LIBERALISM, AND THE FAILED PRESIDENCY OF JIMMY CARTER., The flaccid economy of the 1970s rendered Americans even more hostile toward liberal welfare policies.

Antonyms

• erect
• firm