Weak

[wiːk] or [wik]

Definition

(adj.) deficient in intelligence or mental power; 'a weak mind' .

(adj.) likely to fail under stress or pressure; 'the weak link in the chain' .

(adj.) not having authority, political strength, or governing power; 'a weak president' .

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

(adj.) deficient or lacking in some skill; 'he's weak in spelling' .

(adj.) wanting in physical strength; 'a weak pillar' .

(adj.) tending downward in price; 'a weak market for oil stocks' .

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Definition

(v. i.) Wanting physical strength.

(v. i.) Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.

(v. i.) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.

(v. i.) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.

(v. i.) Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.

(v. i.) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.

(v. i.) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.

(v. i.) Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.

(v. i.) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army.

(v. i.) Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc.

(v. i.) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.

(v. i.) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.

(v. i.) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.

(v. i.) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue.

(v. i.) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.

(v. i.) Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.

(v. i.) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.

(v. i.) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.

(v. i.) Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.

(v. i.) Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market.

(v. i.) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See Strong, 19 (a).

(v. i.) Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b).

(a.) To make or become weak; to weaken.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Feeble, languid, weakly, not strong, not vigorous.[2]. Sickly, debilitated, unhealthy, unsound, infirm, frail, delicate, tender, valetudinary, valetudinarian, invalid.[3]. Defenceless, unguarded, exposed, unprotected.[4]. Lax, soft, pliant, imperfect.[5]. Pliable, pusillanimous, easily influenced, without any backbone, dough-faced.[6]. Shallow, simple, silly, senseless, witless, stupid, foolish, DAFT, childish, inept.[7]. Unwise, injudicious, foolish, indiscreet, erring, peccable.[8]. Low, faint, small, inconsiderable.[9]. Thin, watery, diluted, waterish.[10]. Sleazy, flimsy, slight, poor.[11]. Poor, inconclusive, unconvincing, unsatisfactory, lame, not forcible, not cogent.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Feeble, infirm, enfeebled, powerless, debile, fragile, incompact, inadhesive,pliant, frail, oft, tender, milk_and_water, flabby, flimsy, wishy_washy,destructible, watery, diluted, imbecile, inefficient, spiritless, foolish,injudicious, unsound, undecided, unconfirmed, irrepressible, wavering, ductile,easy, malleable, unconvincing, inconclusive, vapid, pointless

ANT:Strong, vigorous, robust, muscular, nervous, powerful, tough, stout, lusty,sturdy, compact, adhesive, resistant, fibrous, hard, indistructible, potent,intoxicating, efficient, spirited, animated, wise, sound, judicious, cogent,valid, decided, determined, unwavering, stubborn, unyielding, inexorable,conclusive, irresistible, forcible, telling

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Definition

adj. soft: wanting strength and vigour: not able to sustain a great weight: wanting health: easily overcome: feeble of mind: wanting moral or mental force: frail: unsteady: slight or incomplete: having little of the chief ingredient: impressible: inconclusive: (Shak.) inconsiderable: (gram.) of a verb inflected by regular syllabic addition instead of by change of the main vowel: tending downward in price.—adj. Weak′-built (Shak.) ill-founded.—v.t. Weak′en to make weak: to reduce in strength or spirit.—v.i. to grow weak or weaker.—n. Weak′ener one who or that which weakens.—adjs. Weak′-eyed having weak eyes or sight; Weak′-hand′ed powerless; Weak′-head′ed having a feeble intellect; Weak′-heart′ed (Shak.) of weak or feeble heart or spirit; Weak′-hinged ill-balanced; Weak′-kneed having weak knees: weak in will.—n. Weak′ling a weak or feeble creature.—adv. Weak′ly.—adj. Weak′-mind′ed of feeble powers of mind.—ns. Weak′-mind′edness; Weak′ness.—adjs. Weak′-sight′ed having feeble eyesight; Weak′-spir′ited bearing wrong tamely cowardly.—Weaker sex women; Weaker vessel (see Vessel).—Weak side point that side or point in which a person is most easily influenced or most liable to temptation.

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