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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: They share the character flaw of arrogance.

3. A defect in a legal document that can render it invalid.

tr. & intr.v. flawed, flaw·ing, flaws

To make or become defective.

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[Middle English flaue, splinter, perhaps from Old Norse flaga, slab of stone; see plk-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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flaw ²  (flô)

n.

1.

a. A brief gust or blast of wind.

b. A passing storm; a squall.

2. Obsolete A burst of passion.

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

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flawy adj.

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flaw¹

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

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

flawless  adj

flawlessly  adv

flawlessness  n

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flaw²

n

1. (Earth Sciences / 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

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

flawy  adj

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Flaw turfs collectively, 1811.

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

Translations

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

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flaw

n flaw [floː]

a fault; something which makes something not perfect a flaw in the material. fout; defek نَقْص، خَلَل، عَيْب дефект vada fejl der Fehler ψεγάδι defecto viga نقص؛ ترک virhe défaut פְּגָם दोष, त्रुटि, कमजोरी mana, nedostatak hiba cacat galli difetto きず 결함 trūkumas, defektas, įlūžimas, plyšys trūkums; defekts; bojājums kecacatan defect skjønnhetsfeil, lyte, mangel skaza 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

adj flawed

having a flaw This china is flawed. gebrekkig; defek فيه عَيْب أو خَلَل дефектен kazový, vadný fejlbehæftet fehlerhaft ελαττωματικός defectuoso defektiga ناقص؛ ترک دار virheellinen défectueux פָּגוּם दोषी होना oštećen, manjkav hibás bercacat gallaður difettoso きずのある 결함이 있는 su trūkumu, defektu bojāts; ar defektu cacat defect defekt, med feil wadliwy 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

adj flawless

perfect her flawless beauty. sonder gebrek; vlekkeloos لا عَيْبَ فيه безупречен bezvadný, dokonalý perfekt fehlerlos άψογος impecable veatu بی نقص virheetön impeccable מוּשלָם निर्दोष bez mane, besprijekoran hibátlan sempurna gallalaus perfetto 完全な 흠이 없는 nepriekaištingas, tobulas nevainojams sempurna gaaf feilfri, lytefri nieskazitelny 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 → نقص chyba fejl Mangel ψεγάδι defecto vika faille nedostatak difetto きず 결점 gebrek lyte skaza falha изъян felaktighet ข้อบกพร่อง kusur khiếm khuyết 缺点