debole

== English == === Etymology === From Italian debole, meaning "weak", equivalent to the French foible. === Pronunciation === === Noun === debole (plural deboles) (fencing) The flexible part of the blade near the tip of light swords such as rapiers. == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin debilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈde.bo.le/ Rhymes: -ebole Hyphenation: dé‧bo‧le === Adjective === debole m or f by sense (plural deboli, superlative debolissimo) weak, dim, faint Synonym: (obsolete) debile Antonym: forte ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== debilità debilitare === Noun === debole m or f by sense (plural deboli) weakling === Noun === debole m (plural deboli) weakness soft spot, weakness (for something) === Further reading === debole in Collins Italian-English Dictionary debole in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) debole in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) debole in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa debole in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication debole in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === Lebedo