Home › Words › A › asthenicasthenicasthenic means characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, asthenic ranks #7,395 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom a- + sthenic. By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”).adjCharacterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.nounA person who has asthenia.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.asthenia 80% match — Weakness; loss of strength. vs asthenic →asthenical 79% match — asthenic vs asthenic →asthenicity 79% match — The quality of being asthenic. vs asthenic →asthenopic 74% match — Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia. vs asthenic →asthenospermic 72% match — Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile vs asthenic →asthenoneurotic 72% match — Relating to both asthenia and neurosis. vs asthenic →asthenospheric 67% match — Of, pertaining to, or arising from the asthenosphere, the soft area of the upper mantle. vs asthenic →asthenozoospermic 66% match — Of or pertaining to asthenozoospermia. vs asthenic →