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   weak·ness

   /ˈwēknəs/

   noun

   • 1. the state or condition of lacking strength: "the country's weakness in international dealings" Similar frailtyfeeblenessenfeeblementpuninessfragilitydelicatenessdelicacyweaklinessinfirmitysicknesssicklinessshakinessdebilityincapacityindispositiondecrepitudeenervationfatigueexhaustiontirednessinformal:weedinessspinelessnesstimiditycravennesscowardlinesspusillanimitytimorousnessindecisivenessindecisionirresolutionineffectualityuselessnessineptnessineptitudeeffetenessmeeknesstamenesspowerlessnessineffectivenessimpotencefaint-heartednessinformal:chicken-heartednessinadequacydefectivenessfaultinessdeficiencyimperfectionunconvincingnessuntenabilitytenuousnessimplausibilityunsatisfactorinessslightnesspovertyinadequacythinnesstransparencyunsoundnessflimsinesslamenesshollownessindistinctnessmufflednessmutednessfaintnesslownesslow intensitydimnesspalenesswannessdullnessfeeblenessOpposite strengthvigorstrengthresolvestrengthpowerstrengthstrength
   • ▪ a quality or feature regarded as a disadvantage or fault: "you must recognize your product's strengths and weaknesses" Similar faultflawdefectdeficiencyweak point/spotfailingfoibleshortcomingimperfectionblemishAchilles heelchink in one's armorOpposite strengthforte
   • ▪ a person or thing that one is unable to resist or likes excessively: "you're his one weakness—he should never have met you"
   • ▪ a self-indulgent liking for: "he had a great weakness for Scotch whisky" Similar fondnesslikinglovepassionpartialitypreferencepenchantsoft spotbentpredispositionpredilectionleaninginclinationpronenessproclivitydispositiontasteeyerelishzealenthusiasmappetiteOpposite dislike

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   Weakness definition: the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.. See examples of WEAKNESS used in a sentence.

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   The point where something fails to work properly or to hold up is its weakness. If a building crumbles in a storm, it's probably because of a weakness — a flaw or defect — in its structure.

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   Weakness is the condition or quality of being weak, or a personal defect or failing. It can also mean a self-indulgent fondness or liking for something. See synonyms, related words, and similes for weakness.

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