51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

weakness

[ week-nis ]

noun

  1. the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.

    Synonyms:

    Antonyms:

  2. an inadequate or defective quality, as in a person's character; slight fault or defect:

    to show great sympathy for human weaknesses.

    Synonyms:

  3. a self-indulgent liking or special fondness, as for a particular thing:

    I've always had a weakness for the opera.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. an object of special desire; something very difficult to resist:

    Chocolates were her weakness.



weakness

/ ˈɾːɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being weak
  2. a deficiency or failing, as in a person's character
  3. a self-indulgent fondness or liking

    a weakness for chocolates

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz·ɱ𲹰n noun
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of weakness1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English waikenes, weikenes. See weak, -ness
Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

see have a weakness for .
Discover More

Synonym Study

See fault.
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

But that strength can also be a weakness.

From

Despite the differences, the effrontery of a U.S. president mocking their relative weakness and implying that they’re all just a bunch of wannabe Americans brought them quickly together.

From

He does have a weakness against bouncers, but only when they are bowled in the channel just outside off stump.

From

Currency weakness could encourage studios to bring their productions back to the U.S., although perhaps not in Los Angeles, where the cost of labor is high, said media executives who weren’t authorized to comment.

From

At its worst, the games against the Thunder could expose the Lakers’ weaknesses.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement