weakness

weak·ness  (wkns)

n.

1. The condition or quality of being weak.

2. A personal defect or failing.

3.

a. A special fondness or inclination: has a weakness for fast cars.

b. Something of which one is excessively fond or desirous: Ice cream is his weakness.

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weakness

Noun

1. the state of being weak

2. a failing in a person's character: his weakness is his impetuosity

3. a self-indulgent liking: a weakness for gin

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	weakness - a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" failing imperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect insufficiency, inadequacy - a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents" fatigue - used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue" flaw - defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"
	2.	weakness - powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active" helplessness, impuissance impotence, impotency, powerlessness - the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
	3.	weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed" property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" littleness, smallness - the property of having relatively little strength or vigor; "the smallness of her voice" adynamia - lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness) feebleness, tenuity - the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne faintness - the property of being without strength; "the faintness or potency of the feeling" flimsiness, shoddiness - the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction fragility, delicacy - lack of physical strength insubstantiality - lack of solid substance and strength attenuation - the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density enervation - lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue" fatigability - susceptibility to fatigue; a tendency to get tired or lose strength inanition, slackness, lethargy, lassitude - weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy soft spot, weak part, weak spot - a place of especial vulnerability vulnerability - susceptibility to injury or attack strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
	4.	weakness - the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen" bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes strength - the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"
	5.	weakness - a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate" penchant, preference, taste, predilection - a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

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weakness

noun 1. frailty, fatigue, exhaustion, fragility, infirmity, debility, feebleness, faintness, decrepitude, enervation << OPPOSITE strength

noun 2. liking, appetite, penchant, soft spot, passion, inclination, fondness, predilection, proclivity, partiality, proneness << OPPOSITE aversion

3. powerlessness, vulnerability, impotence, meekness, irresolution, spinelessness, ineffectuality, timorousness, cravenness, cowardliness

4. inadequacy, deficiency, transparency, lameness, hollowness, implausibility, flimsiness, unsoundness, tenuousness

noun 5. failing, fault, defect, deficiency, flaw, shortcoming, blemish, imperfection, Achilles' heel, chink in your armour, lack << OPPOSITE strong point

Translations

weakness [ˈwiːknɪs] n → debilidad f (= fault); punto débil

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weakness [ˈwiːknɪs] weak n → faiblesse f (= fault); point m faible

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weakness [ˈwiːknɪs] weak n → Schwäche f;

to have a weakness for weak → eine Schwäche haben für

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weakness [ˈwiːknɪs] n → debolezza (= fault); punto debole, difetto