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weak

adjective

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Senses

Sense 1 adjective

wanting in physical strength

a weak pillar

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Sense 2 adjective

overly diluted; thin and insipid

washy coffee

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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

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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

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Sense 5 adjective

tending downward in price

a weak market for oil stocks

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Sense 6 adjective

deficient or lacking in some skill

he's weak in spelling

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Sense 7 adjective

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

a feeble old woman

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Sense 8 adjective

(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

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Sense 9 adjective

not having authority, political strength, or governing power

a weak president

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Sense 10 adjective

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

a faint outline

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Sense 11 adjective

likely to fail under stress or pressure

the weak link in the chain

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Sense 12 adjective

deficient in intelligence or mental power

a weak mind

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SenseRelationGroupWord
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