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weakness
(encz) | weakness,slabina Zdeněk Brož |
weakness
(encz) | weakness,slabost n: Pavel Machek; Giza |
Weakness
(gcide) | Weakness \Weak"ness\, n.
1. The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or
firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral
strength; feebleness.
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2. That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a
fault; a defect.
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Many take pleasure in spreading abroad the weakness
of an exalted character. --Spectator.
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Syn: Feebleness; debility; languor; imbecility; infirmness;
infirmity; decrepitude; frailty; faintness.
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weakness
(wn) | weakness
n 1: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's
failings" [syn: failing, weakness]
2: powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of
their weakness the group remains active" [syn:
helplessness, weakness, impuissance]
3: 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" [ant: strength]
4: the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the
dollar against the yen" [ant: strength]
5: a penchant for something even though it might not be good for
you; "he has a weakness for chocolate" |
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weakness
(encz) | weakness,slabina Zdeněk Brožweakness,slabost n: Pavel Machek; Giza |
weaknesses
(encz) | weaknesses,slabiny n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
weakness
(wn) | weakness
n 1: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's
failings" [syn: failing, weakness]
2: powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of
their weakness the group remains active" [syn:
helplessness, weakness, impuissance]
3: 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" [ant: strength]
4: the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the
dollar against the yen" [ant: strength]
5: a penchant for something even though it might not be good for
you; "he has a weakness for chocolate" |
weaknesses
(devil) | WEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she
holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the
service of her will and paralyzing his rebellious energies.
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