Weakness

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The condition or quality of being weak.
  • n. A personal defect or failing.
  • n. A special fondness or inclination: has a weakness for fast cars.
  • n. Something of which one is excessively fond or desirous: Ice cream is his weakness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The condition of being weak.
  • n. An inadequate quality; fault
  • n. A special fondness or desire.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.
  • n. That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or character of being weak, in any sense; also, a weak point.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you
  • n. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain
  • n. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
  • n. the condition of being financially weak
  • n. a flaw or weak point
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    ailment   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    feebleness    infirmity    frailty    decrepitude    infirmness    debility    faintness    languor    imbecility    fault   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Preakness    bleakness    uniqueness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ignorance    confusion    failure    lack    passion    vanity    defect    uncertainty    difficulty    illness