Weakness

//ˈwiːk.nɪs//

Synonyms for "weakness" (437 found)

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Closest matches (88)

Strong matches (131)

devotion diaphanousness diathesis dilutedness dilution dimness disability disadvantage disposition drawback dullness dupability eagerness easiness easygoingness enervation enfeeblement eros ethereality eventuality

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exiguity exility exsanguination eyestrain fadedness failure faintheart faintheartedness faintness fairness faithful love fancy fatigue faute fear feeblemindedness feeling for fervor field filminess fineness flabbiness flame flatness flavorlessness flaw flimsiness fly in the ointment fogginess foible fondness forcelessness forte frailness frailty free love free-lovism fuzziness gauziness gentleness ghastliness goneness gossameriness gracility greenness gullibility gust gusto haggardness half-visibility haziness heart heart strain heel of achilles helplessness henheartedness hero worship hoaxability hole human equation human frailty human nature human weakness humanity humanness hypochromia hypochromic anemia idolatry idolism idolization imperfection impotence impotency imprecision impressionability impuissance inadequacy inanity inclination indefiniteness indifference indistinctness indistinguishability ineffectiveness ineffectuality inefficaciousness inefficacy infatuation infirmity influenceability ingenuousness insipidity insipidness instinct insubstantiality jadedness jejuneness jejunity kink laciness lack of force lack of influence

Noun(9 words)

disadvantage failing flaw frailty glass jaw helplessness hole impuissance kryptonite

Related words (218)

lack of magnetism lack of personality lack of power languor lasciviousness lassitude laxity laxness leaning leniency lethargy liability liableness libido lifelessness lightness like likelihood likeliness likes

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liking lily-liveredness line listlessness little problem lividness long suit looseness loosening love lovemaking low profile lowness main interest malleability manner married love mental fatigue mental strain metier mildness milksopism milksoppiness milksoppishness mistiness moral flaw mortality movability muddiness naiveness naivete naivety negligence no say obligation obscurity open-mindedness openness overindulgence overpermissiveness overstrain overtiredness paleness pallidity pallidness pallor paperiness partiality passion pastiness penchant penetrability permissiveness persuadability perviousness pet subject physical love pigeonheartedness platonic love pliability popular regard popularity possibility power vacuum powerlessness predilection predisposition pregnability prejudice prison pallor probability problem proclivity proneness propensity prostration pursuit rarity readiness receptiveness regard relaxation relaxedness relish remissness responsiveness rift sallowness saplessness savorlessness seduceability semivisibility sensitivity to sentiment sex sexual love shadowiness shine shortcoming sickliness sickly hue simpleness simplicity slackness sleepiness slenderness slightness slimness sloppiness snag soft focus soft spot softheartedness softness something missing specialism speciality specialization specialty spinelessness spiritual love staleness stance fatigue strain strong point style subaudibility subduedness subtility suggestibility susceptibility swayableness taint taste tastelessness technicality tendency tender feeling tender passion tenderheartedness tenderness tenuity thing thinness timidity timidness timorousness tiredness trick tropism truelove turn twist type unauthoritativeness uncertainty unclearness uninfluentiality unmanfulness unmanliness unpersuasiveness unplainness unrestraint unsavoriness unsophistication uxoriousness vague appearance vagueness vapidity vice vincibility vocation vulnerable place vulnerable point wanness warm heart warmheartedness warp wateriness way weak link weak point weak side weak will weak-mindedness weakheartedness wearifulness weariness willingness wishy-washiness wispiness worship yearning yellowness

Noun(4 words)

soft spot vincibility vulnerability weak spot

Related word relations

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More general

14 entries

bad luck ill luck imperfection imperfectness impotence impotency misfortune penchant powerlessness predilection preference property taste tough luck

Antonyms

2 entries

strength

Synonyms

7 entries

delicacy failing fault feebleness frailness helplessness vulnerability

causes desire

1 entries

set cup on table

coordinate

3 entries

impotence incapacity powerlessness

derived from

1 entries

weak

distinct from

2 entries

strength vitality

is a

3 entries

misfortune preference property

related to

10 entries

deficit describe fault flaw frail longer longer version not version weak

Translations

165 translations across 58 languages.

Ancient Greek

2 entries

πονηρία noun (condition of being weak)
ἀσθένεια noun (condition of being weak)

Arabic

2 entries

ضعف noun (condition of being weak)
ضَعْف noun (condition of being weak)

Asturian

2 entries

debilidá noun (condition of being weak)
debilidá noun (fault)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

zəiflik noun (condition of being weak)

Belarusian

3 entries

недахва́т noun (fault)
недахо́п noun (fault)
сла́басць noun (condition of being weak)

Bulgarian

3 entries

недостатък noun (fault)
сла́бост noun (condition of being weak)
сла́бост noun (special fondness)

Catalan

4 entries

debilitat noun (condition of being weak)
debilitat noun (fault)
debilitat noun (special fondness)
feblesa noun (condition of being weak)

Cebuano

1 entries

kahuyang noun (condition of being weak)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

薄弱 noun (condition of being weak)
虛弱 /虚弱 noun (condition of being weak)
軟弱 /软弱 noun (condition of being weak)

Church Slavic

1 entries

слабость noun (condition of being weak)

Czech

3 entries

slabina noun (fault)
slabost noun (condition of being weak)
slabost noun (special fondness)

Danish

1 entries

svaghed noun (condition of being weak)

Dutch

2 entries

zwak noun (special fondness)
zwakte noun (condition of being weak)

Esperanto

2 entries

malforteco noun (condition of being weak)
malforto noun (condition of being weak)

Finnish

4 entries

heikkous noun (condition of being weak)
heikkous noun (fault)
heikkous noun (special fondness)
voimattomuus noun (condition of being weak)

French

4 entries

faible noun (special fondness)
faiblesse noun (condition of being weak)
faiblesse noun (fault)
point faible noun (fault)

Galician

2 entries

debilidade noun (condition of being weak)
fraqueza noun (condition of being weak)

Georgian

4 entries

სისუსტე noun (condition of being weak)
უნიათობა noun (condition of being weak)
უსუსურობა noun (condition of being weak)
უღონობა noun (condition of being weak)

German

3 entries

Faible noun (special fondness)
Schwäche noun (condition of being weak)
Schwäche noun (special fondness)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹 noun (condition of being weak)

Greek

1 entries

αδυναμία noun (condition of being weak)

Hebrew

1 entries

חולשה noun (condition of being weak)

Hindi

4 entries

अक्षमता noun (condition of being weak)
खोट noun (fault)
दुर्बलता noun (condition of being weak)
निर्बलता noun (condition of being weak)

Hungarian

1 entries

gyengeség noun (condition of being weak)

Ingrian

1 entries

slaabosti noun (condition of being weak)

Interlingua

2 entries

debilitate noun (condition of being weak)
debilitate noun (fault)

Irish

4 entries

aimhneart noun (condition of being weak)
anacmhainn noun (condition of being weak)
anbhainne noun (condition of being weak)
cloíteacht noun (condition of being weak)

Italian

4 entries

cagionevolezza noun (condition of being weak)
debole noun (special fondness)
debolezza noun (condition of being weak)
debolezza noun (fault)

Japanese

4 entries

弱さ noun (condition of being weak)
弱み noun (fault)
弱み noun (special fondness)
弱小 noun (condition of being weak)

Korean

2 entries

약점 noun (fault)
약함 noun (condition of being weak)

Latin

4 entries

debilitās noun (condition of being weak)
infirmitas noun (fault)
infirmitas noun (special fondness)
infirmitās noun (condition of being weak)

Macedonian

1 entries

слабост noun (condition of being weak)

Malay

1 entries

kelemahan noun (fault)

Malayalam

4 entries

ക്ഷീണം noun (condition of being weak)
ദുർബലത noun (condition of being weak)
ദുർബലത noun (fault)
ബലഹീനത noun (condition of being weak)

Māori

3 entries

hārorerore noun (condition of being weak)
māruru noun (condition of being weak)
takarepa noun (fault)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

svakhet noun (condition of being weak)
svakhet noun (special fondness)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

svakheit noun (condition of being weak)

Occitan

2 entries

debilitat noun (condition of being weak)
feblesa noun (condition of being weak)

Old East Slavic

1 entries

слабость noun (condition of being weak)

Old English

2 entries

untrumnes noun (condition of being weak)
untrumnes noun (fault)

Old French

1 entries

feblece noun (fault)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

درمانسزلق noun (condition of being weak)
ضعیفلق noun (condition of being weak)

Polish

2 entries

słabość noun (condition of being weak)
słabość noun (special fondness)

Portuguese

4 entries

fraco noun (special fondness)
fraqueza noun (condition of being weak)
fraqueza noun (fault)
ponto fraco noun (fault)

Romanian

1 entries

feblețe noun (special fondness)

Russian

3 entries

недоста́ток noun (fault)
сла́бость noun (condition of being weak)
сла́бость noun (special fondness)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

slabost noun (condition of being weak)
слабост noun (condition of being weak)

Slovak

1 entries

slabosť noun (condition of being weak)

Slovene

2 entries

slabost noun (fault)
šibkost noun (condition of being weak)

Spanish

4 entries

cariño noun (special fondness)
debilidad noun (condition of being weak)
debilidad por noun (special fondness)
flaqueza noun (condition of being weak)

Swahili

1 entries

ajizi noun (condition of being weak)

Swedish

3 entries

fäbless noun (special fondness)
svaghet noun (condition of being weak)
svaghet noun (special fondness)

Tagalog

1 entries

kahinaan noun (condition of being weak)

Thai

2 entries

ความอ่อนแอ noun (condition of being weak)
จุดอ่อน noun (fault)

Turkish

4 entries

argınlık noun (condition of being weak)
sıskalık noun (condition of being weak)
zayıflık noun (condition of being weak)
çelimsizlik noun (condition of being weak)

Ukrainian

2 entries

сла́бкість noun (condition of being weak)
сла́бість noun (condition of being weak)

Walloon

3 entries

flåwisté noun (condition of being weak)
flåwté noun (condition of being weak)
fweblesse noun (condition of being weak)

Welsh

1 entries

gwendid noun (condition of being weak)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Unfair advantage was taken of Bill's weakness.

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The weakness of vinyl is that it is easily affected by heat.

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The warrior is conscious of both his strength and his weakness.

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John took advantage of Bill's weakness.

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