weakness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a flaw or weak point
he was quick to point out his wife's failings
Types & categories
- imperfection hypernym
- insufficiency hyponym
- fatigue hyponym
- flaw hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
in spite of their weakness the group remains active
Types & categories
- powerlessness hypernym
Related & opposite
- impuissant derivation
- helpless derivation
- weak derivation
Sense 3 noun
the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain
his weakness increased as he became older
Types & categories
- property hypernym
- littleness hyponym
- adynamia hyponym
- feebleness hyponym
- faintness hyponym
- flimsiness hyponym
- fragility hyponym
- insubstantiality hyponym
- attenuation hyponym
- enervation hyponym
- fatigability hyponym
- inanition hyponym
- weak part hyponym
- vulnerability hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the condition of being financially weak
the weakness of the dollar against the yen
Types & categories
- bad luck hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you
he has a weakness for chocolate
Types & categories
- preference hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fail |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | weak |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | imperfection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | insufficiency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fatigue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flaw |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impuissant |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | helpless |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | weak |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | powerlessness |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | strength |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sapless |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | weak |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | property |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | littleness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | adynamia |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | feebleness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | faintness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | flimsiness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fragility |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | insubstantiality |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | attenuation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | enervation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fatigability |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | inanition |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | weak part |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vulnerability |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | strength |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | weak |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | bad luck |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | preference |