weak
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
wanting in physical strength
a weak pillar
Related & opposite
- delicate also see
- powerless also see
- untoughened also see
- strong antonym
- strength attribute
- weakness derivation
- anemic similar to
- asthenic similar to
- feeble similar to
- lame similar to
- flimsy similar to
- jerry-built similar to
- namby-pamby similar to
- wan similar to
- puny similar to
- vulnerable similar to
- weakened similar to
Sense 2 adjective
overly diluted; thin and insipid
washy coffee
Related & opposite
- wateriness derivation
- wateriness derivation
- dilute similar to
Sense 3 adjective
(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable
Related & opposite
- unstressed similar to
Sense 4 adjective
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
I'm only a fallible human
Related & opposite
- imperfection derivation
- human similar to
Sense 5 adjective
tending downward in price
a weak market for oil stocks
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adjective
deficient or lacking in some skill
he's weak in spelling
Related & opposite
- unskilled similar to
Sense 7 adjective
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
a feeble old woman
Related & opposite
Sense 8 adjective
(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
Related & opposite
Sense 9 adjective
not having authority, political strength, or governing power
a weak president
Related & opposite
- helplessness derivation
- powerless similar to
Sense 10 adjective
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
a faint outline
Related & opposite
- dimness derivation
- faintness derivation
- perceptible similar to
Sense 11 adjective
likely to fail under stress or pressure
the weak link in the chain
Related & opposite
Sense 12 adjective
deficient in intelligence or mental power
a weak mind
Related & opposite
- stupid similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | delicate |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | powerless |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | untoughened |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | strong |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | strength |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | weakness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | anemic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | asthenic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | feeble |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | lame |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | flimsy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | jerry-built |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | namby-pamby |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | wan |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | puny |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | vulnerable |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | weakened |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wateriness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wateriness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dilute |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unstressed |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | imperfection |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | human |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | weakness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | down |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | unskilled |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | weakness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | frailty |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | frail |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | grammar |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | regular |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | helplessness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | powerless |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | dimness |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | faintness |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | perceptible |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | failing |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | fallible |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | stupid |