debile

Questions about debile

What does debile mean?

debile means "lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality".

How many syllables are in debile?

debile has 3 syllables: de-bi-le. The stress falls on "de".

What is another word for debile?

Close synonyms include decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is debile a common word?

debile is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.