flaw

flaw ¹

 (flô)

n.

1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish.

2. A defect or shortcoming in something intangible: The two leaders share the flaw of arrogance.

tr.v. flawed, flaw·ing, flaws

To cause a flaw in; make defective: an argument that was flawed by specious reasoning.

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[Middle English flaue, splinter, perhaps from Old Norse flaga, slab of stone; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]

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flaw ²

 (flô)

n.

A quick, intense burst, especially of wind, rain, or snow.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish flaga, gust of wind.]

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flaw′y adj.

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flaw

(flɔː)

n

1. an imperfection, defect, or blemish

2. a crack, breach, or rift

3. (Law) law an invalidating fault or defect in a document or proceeding

vb

to make or become blemished, defective, or imperfect

[C14: probably from Old Norse flaga stone slab; related to Swedish flaga chip, flake, flaw]

ˈflawless adj

ˈflawlessly adv

ˈflawlessness n

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flaw

(flɔː)

n

1. (Physical Geography)

a. a sudden short gust of wind; squall

b. a spell of bad, esp windy, weather

2. obsolete an outburst of strong feeling

[C16: of Scandinavian origin; related to Norwegian flaga squall, gust, Middle Dutch vlāghe]

ˈflawy adj

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flaw¹

(flɔ)

n.

1. a feature that mars the perfection of something; defect.

2. a defect impairing legal soundness or validity.

3. a crack or breach.

v.t.

4. to produce a flaw in.

v.i.

5. to become defective.

[1275–1325; Middle English flaw(e), flage]

flaw′less, adj.

flaw′less•ly, adv.

flaw′less•ness, n.

syn: See defect.

flaw²

(flɔ)

n.

1. a brief windstorm or gust of wind.

2. Obs. a burst of feeling.

[1475–85; < Old Norse flaga attack, squall]

flaw′y, adj.

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Flaw

 turfs collectively, 1811.

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flaw

Past participle: flawed
Gerund: flawing

Imperative

flaw

flaw

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flaw - an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" fault, defect imperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect blister - a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) glitch, bug - a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine hole - a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
	2.	flaw - defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless" failing, weakness - a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" hamartia, tragic flaw - the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall
	3.	flaw - an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness imperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect
Verb	1.	flaw - add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective blemish damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

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flaw

noun

1. error, mistake, fault, blunder, inaccuracy, howler (informal), solecism Almost all these studies have serious flaws.

2. weakness, failing, defect, weak spot, spot, fault, scar, blemish, imperfection, speck, disfigurement, chink in your armour The only flaw in his character is a short temper.

3. crack, break, split, breach, tear, rent, fracture, rift, cleft, crevice, fissure, scission a flaw in the rock wide enough for a foot

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flaw

noun

Something that mars the appearance or causes inadequacy or failure:

blemish, bug, defect, fault, imperfection, shortcoming.

verb

To spoil the soundness or perfection of:

blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate.

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Translations

عَيْبنَقْص، خَلَل، عَيْب

chybavada

fejl

FehlerMangelBlase

ψεγάδι

defectoerror

vika

défautdégâtfailleinsuffisancemanque

nedostatak

galli

difettolanciopeccaviziodanneggiare

きず

결점

įlūžimassu trūkumu

bojājumsdefektstrūkums

gebrek

lyteskjønnhetsfeil

skaza

falha

изъян

felaktighet

ข้อบกพร่อง

kusurdefo

khiếm khuyết

瑕疵缺点

flaw

[flɔː] N (= defect) (in character, system) → defecto m, fallo m; (in material, beauty, diamond) → desperfecto m, tara f; (in reasoning) → error m, fallo m; (= crack) → grieta f

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flaw

[ˈflɔː] n → défaut m

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flaw

n (lit) → Fehler m; (fig also) → Mangel m; (in sb’s character also) → Mangel m, → Defekt m; (Jur, in contract etc) → (Form)fehler m

vt her argument was flawed by lack of evidence → ihr Argument wurde durch Mangel an Beweisen entkräftet; her beauty was not flawed by the slightest imperfection → ihre Schönheit wurde durch keinen Mangel getrübt

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flaw

[flɔː] n (gen) → difetto; (crack, in china) → incrinatura

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flaw

(floː) noun

a fault; something which makes something not perfect. a flaw in the material. fout; defek نَقْص، خَلَل، عَيْب дефект defeito vada der Fehler fejl ψεγάδιdefecto viga نقص؛ ترک virhe défautפגם दोष, त्रुटि, कमजोरी mana, nedostatak hiba cacat galli difetto きず 결함 trūkumas, defektas, įlūžimas, plyšys trūkums; defekts; bojājums kecacatan defectskjønnhetsfeil, lyte, mangelskaza نيمګړتيا، عيب، وټ defeito defect дефект kaz napaka mana fel, brist, svag punkt ข้อบกพร่อง kusur, defo 瑕疵 дефект; вада نقص vết nhơ; thói xấu; chỗ hỏng 瑕疵

flawed adjective

having a flaw. This china is flawed. gebrekkig; defek فيه عَيْب أو خَلَل дефектен defeituoso kazový, vadný fehlerhaft fejlbehæftet ελαττωματικόςdefectuoso defektiga ناقص؛ ترک دار virheellinen défectueuxפגום दोषी होना oštećen, manjkav hibás bercacat gallaður difettoso きずのある 결함이 있는 su trūkumu, defektu bojāts; ar defektu cacat defectdefekt, med feilwadliwy نيمګړتيا defeituoso cu un defect/defecte с дефектом kazový z napako koji ima manu sprucken, fördärvad ที่มีตำหนิ kusurlu, defolu 有瑕疵的 дефектний جس میں عیب ہو có vết rạn; có chỗ hỏng 有瑕疵的

ˈflawless adjective

perfect. her flawless beauty. sonder gebrek; vlekkeloos لا عَيْبَ فيه безупречен perfeito bezvadný, dokonalý fehlerlos perfekt άψογοςimpecable veatu بی نقص virheetön impeccableמושלם निर्दोष bez mane, besprijekoran hibátlan sempurna gallalaus perfetto 完全な 흠이 없는 nepriekaištingas, tobulas nevainojams sempurna gaaffeilfri, lytefrinieskazitelny بې عيبه، بې نقصه perfeito impecabil безупречный dokonalý brezhiben besprekoran felfri, fläckfri, fulländad ไม่มีตำหนิ kusursuz, mükemmel 完美的 бездоганний بے عیب hoàn mỹ 完美的

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flaw

→ عَيْب chyba fejl Mangel ψεγάδι defecto, error vika faille nedostatak pecca きず 결점 gebrek lyte skaza falha изъян felaktighet ข้อบกพร่อง kusur khiếm khuyết 缺点

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flaw

n. falta, defecto, falla.

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