weak
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English weike, from Old Norse veikr "weak," cognate with Old English wīcan "to yield." Proto-Indo-European base *weik- "to bend, wind". Replaced the native Old English wāc.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
weak (comparative weaker, superlative weakest)
- Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
- The child was too weak to move the boulder.
- They easily guessed his weak computer password.
- Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
- We were served stale bread and weak tea.
- (grammar) Regular in inflection, especially of verbs.
- (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
- (slang) Bad or uncool.
- This place is weak.
[edit] Synonyms
- (lacking in force or ability): feeble, frail, powerless
- (lacking in taste or potency): dilute, watery
[edit] Antonyms
- (lacking in force or ability): healthy, powerful, robust, strong
- (lacking in taste or potency): potent, robust, strong
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
lacking in force or ability
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dilute, lacking in taste or potency
grammar: regular in inflection
physics: one of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay
slang: bad or uncool
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[edit] Anagrams
[edit] West Frisian
[edit] Adjective
weak