weakness

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Etymology

weak +‎ -ness

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• SAMPA: /"wi:k.n@s/

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Noun

weakness (countable and uncountable; plural weaknesses)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being weak.

   In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.

2. (countable) An inadequate quality; fault

   His inability to speak in front of an audience was his weakness.

3. (countable) A special fondness or desire.

   She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.

Translations

condition of being weak

Catalan: debilitat (ca) f., feblesa (ca) f. Chinese: 虛弱,軟弱,薄弱 Czech: slabost (cs) f. Dutch: zwakte (nl) Finnish: heikkous (fi), voimattomuus (fi) French: faiblesse (fr) f. Old French: feblece f. German: Schwäche (de) f. Greek: αδυναμία (el) (adynamía) f. Hebrew: חולשה (he) (khulshá) f. Hungarian: gyengeség (hu)

Interlingua: debilitate (ia) Italian: debolezza (it) Japanese: 虚弱 (ja) (kyojaku) Latin: infirmitas (la) f. Norwegian: svakhet (no) f. Polish: słabość (pl) f. Portuguese: fraqueza (pt) f. Russian: слабость (ru) (slábost') f. Spanish: debilidad (es) f. Swedish: svaghet (sv) c. Thai: ความอ่อนแอ (th)

fault

Catalan: debilitat (ca) f., feblesa (ca) f. French: faiblesse (fr) f., feblece (fr) f. Interlingua: debilitate (ia)

Italian: debolezza (it) f., punto debole (it) m. Japanese: 弱点 (ja) (jakuten) Latin: infirmitas (la) f.

special fondness

Catalan: debilitat (ca) f., feblesa (ca) f. Czech: slabost (cs) f. Finnish: heikkous (fi) French: faible (fr) m. German: Schwäche (de) f. Italian: debole (it) m. Japanese: 目がない (ja) (me ga nai)

Latin: infirmitas (la) f. Norwegian: svakhet (no) f. Polish: słabość (pl) Portuguese: queda (pt) f., fraco (pt) m. Russian: слабость (ru) (slábost') f. Swedish: svaghet (sv) c.

External links

• weakness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• weakness in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911