Definition of the word weakness

1

: the quality or state of being weak

also

: an instance or period of being weak

backed down in a moment of weakness

3

a

: a special desire or fondness

has a weakness for sweets

b

: an object of special desire or fondness

Synonyms

Example Sentences



The weakness of her voice surprised me.



The incident exposed his weakness as a leader.



Some see compromise as a sign of weakness.



the weakness of a radio signal connection



the weakness of the dollar



I told them my secret in a moment of weakness.



The tutor assessed the student’s strengths and weaknesses.



The basketball team has few weaknesses.



Chocolate is my greatest weakness.



He has a weakness for desserts.

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Recent Examples on the Web

The ruble’s weakness runs counter to a broader trend among global currencies, which have gained against the dollar in recent weeks.


Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2023





The ruble’s weakness runs counter to a broader trend among global currencies, which have gained against the dollar in recent weeks.


Chelsey Dulaney, wsj.com, 6 Apr. 2023





Software updates are one of Motorola’s weaknesses.


Dave Leclair, PCMAG, 4 Apr. 2023





Unfortunately for Miami, UConn is built to exploit the Hurricanes’ two biggest defensive weaknesses.


Tanner Mcgrath, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023





Even as the Fed tries to understand why problems were not addressed more promptly, the fact that Silicon Valley Bank remained under less rigorous oversight that may not have tested for its specific weaknesses until relatively late in the game is increasingly in focus.


Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023





One of Seattle’s biggest weaknesses last season was their defensive line, ranking in the bottom seven of every run defense category, including 30th in rushing yards allowed.


Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023





And were some of those weaknesses, in part, the result of trying to mold that army into a US-style military? 6.


Peter Bergen, CNN, 28 Mar. 2023





Even as the Fed was still vetting what happened, Barr said, poor management at Silicon Valley Bank allowed its weaknesses to build to a point that the bank failed on March 10.


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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

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Merriam-Webster unabridged

слабость, недостаток, слабое место, бессилие, вялость, пристрастие, склонность

существительное

- слабость, ослабление, ослабленность; хилость, хрупкость

weakness of memory — мед. ослабление /слабость/ памяти
the weakness of old age — старческая немощь
weakness of brain-power — придурковатость, недалёкость
weakness of mind — мед. слабоумие

- недостаточность

the weakness of a lock — ненадёжный замок
the weakness of smb.’s classical knowledge — слабое знание классиков, пробелы в классическом образовании
weakness in scholarship — недостаточный кругозор, слабая эрудиция

- нерешительность, вялость, безволие

weakness in resistance — слабое /нерешительное/ сопротивление

- неубедительность; необоснованность

the weakness of an argument — неубедительность довода, шаткость аргументации

- слабое, уязвимое место; слабость, недостаток

his chief weakness is a fondness for the bottle — главная его слабость

- (for) склонность; пристрастие (к чему-л.)

to have a weakness for smb. — питать слабость к кому-л.
candy is a weakness of mine — конфеты — моя слабость

- бирж. понижение (цен, курсов); бездеятельное настроение (рынка)
- тех. непрочность; низкая прочность

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

the weakness of a radio signal connection — слабость сигнала радиосвязи  
he has a weakness for chocolate — у него слабость к шоколаду  
a generic weakness in design — общая недоработка в дизайне  
a moment of weakness — минутная слабость  
to show weakness — проявить слабость  
buy on weakness — покупать в период низких цен  
weakness in sterling — ослабление, понижение курса стерлингов  
develop weakness — ослабнуть  
cardiac weakness — сердечная слабость  
competitive weakness — недостаточная конкурентоспособность; слабая конкурентоспособность  
exploit enemy weakness — использовать слабые стороны противника  
surface of weakness — плоскость слабости  

Примеры с переводом

Chocolate is my greatest weakness.

Шоколад — моя самая большая слабость.

I know my strengths and weaknesses.

Я знаю свои сильные и слабые стороны.

He had a weakness for the bottle.

Он любил выпить.

Crying is a sign of weakness, so unmanly.

Слезы – это признак слабости, столь недостойный настоящего мужчины.

He has a weakness for desserts.

Он питает слабость к десертам. / Он любит сладкое.

There is a strain of weakness in him.

Он слабый человек по природе.

The plan has strengths and weaknesses.

У этого плана есть как сильные, так и слабые стороны.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

This illustrates a fundamental weakness in the system.

There’s a danger that your apology will be taken as a sign of weakness.

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке , напротив примера.

Возможные однокоренные слова

weak  — слабый, слабовольный, бессильный, слабоумный
weakly  — слабо, слабый, хилый, болезненный, квелый
weakest  — слабейший

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): weakness
мн. ч.(plural): weaknesses

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  • 1
    weakness

    1) сла́бость

    2) сла́бое ме́сто, недоста́ток; отста́лость, отстава́ние

    3) сла́бость, скло́нность, пристра́стие ( for — к чему-л.)

    4) неубеди́тельность, необосно́ванность

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > weakness

  • 2
    weakness

    Персональный Сократ > weakness

  • 3
    weakness

    1. n слабость, ослабление, ослабленность; хилость, хрупкость

    2. n недостаточность

    3. n нерешительность, вялость, безволие

    4. n неубедительность; необоснованность

    5. n слабое, уязвимое место; слабость, недостаток

    6. n склонность; пристрастие

    7. n бирж. понижение; бездеятельное настроение

    8. n тех. непрочность; низкая прочность

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. appetite (noun) appetite; bent; fancy; fondness; inclination; liking; passion; penchant; soft spot; taste; tendency; tenderness

    2. infirmity (noun) debilitation; debility; decrepitude; defect; deficiency; failing; fault; feebleness; flaw; fragility; frailty; infirmity; invalidity; senility; shortcoming; unsoundness

    Антонимический ряд:

    aversion; strength; vigor

    English-Russian base dictionary > weakness

  • 4
    weakness

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > weakness

  • 5
    weakness

    [ʹwi:knıs]

    1. 1) слабость, ослабление, ослабленность; хилость, хрупкость

    weakness of brain-power — придурковатость, недалёкость

    2) недостаточность

    the weakness of smb.’s classical knowledge — слабое знание классиков, пробелы в классическом образовании

    weakness in scholarship — недостаточный кругозор, слабая эрудиция

    3) нерешительность, вялость, безволие

    weakness in resistance — слабое /нерешительное/ сопротивление

    4) неубедительность; необоснованность

    the weakness of an argument — неубедительность довода, шаткость аргументации

    2. слабое, уязвимое место; слабость, недостаток

    his chief weakness is a fondness for the bottle — главная его слабость — алкоголь

    3. (for) склонность; пристрастие ()

    to have a weakness for smb. — питать слабость к кому-л.

    4.

    понижение (); бездеятельное настроение ()

    5.

    непрочность; низкая прочность

    НБАРС > weakness

  • 6
    weakness

    [ˈwi:knɪs]

    weakness бездеятельное настроение рынка weakness неубедительность, необоснованность weakness ослабление weakness понижение weakness слабое место, недостаток: отсталость, отставание weakness слабость, склонность, пристрастие (for — к чему-л.) weakness слабость

    English-Russian short dictionary > weakness

  • 7
    weakness

    [‘wiːknəs]

    сущ.

    Crying is a sign of weakness, so unmanly. — Слёзы – это признак слабости, столь недостойный настоящего мужчины.

    He might have let something slip in a moment of weakness. — В минуту слабости он возможно о чём-то проболтался.

    2) слабость, склонность, пристрастие

    He had a weakness for the bottle. — Он любил выпить.

    3) слабое место, недостаток

    I know my strengths and weaknesses. — Я знаю свои сильные и слабые стороны.

    Англо-русский современный словарь > weakness

  • 8
    weakness

    ˈwi:knɪs сущ.
    1) слабость( образовано от weak — во всех его смыслах) to reveal, show weakness ≈ проявить слабость
    2) слабость, склонность, пристрастие( for — к чему-л.) weakness for the opera ≈ слабость к опере
    3) слабое место, недостаток The brakes of the Britannia cars have always been their weakness. ≈ Тормоза в британских автомобилях всегда были слабым местом.
    слабость, ослабление, ослабленность;
    хилость, хрупкость — * of memory (медицина) ослабление /слабость/ памяти — the * of old age старческая немощь — * of brain-power придурковатость, недалекость — * of mind (медицина) слабоумие недостаточность — the * of a lock ненадежный замок — the * of smb.’s classical knowledge слабое знание классиков, пробелы в классическом образовании — * in scholarship недостаточный кругозор, слабая эрудиция нерешительность, вялость, безволие — * in resistance слабое /нерешительное/ сопротивление неубедительность;
    необоснованность — the * of an argument неубедительность довода, шаткость аргументации слабое, уязвимое место;
    слабость, недостаток — his chief * is a fondness for the bottle главная его слабость — алкоголь( for) склонность;
    пристрастие (к чему-л.) — to have a * for smb. питать слабость к кому-л. — candy is a * of mine конфеты — моя слабость (биржевое) понижение (цен, курсов) ;
    бездеятельное настроение( рынка) (техническое) непрочность;
    низкая прочность
    weakness бездеятельное настроение рынка ~ неубедительность, необоснованность ~ ослабление ~ понижение ~ слабое место, недостаток: отсталость, отставание ~ слабость, склонность, пристрастие (for — к чему-л.) ~ слабость

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > weakness

  • 9
    weakness

    слабость; непрочность; неустойчивость

    English-Russian dictionary on nuclear energy > weakness

  • 10
    weakness

    слабое звено, слабое место

    Англо-русский словарь по компьютерной безопасности > weakness

  • 11
    weakness

    2) вялое, бездеятельное настроение

    English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > weakness

  • 12
    weakness

    1. слабость
    2. неустойчивость
    3. непрочность

    неустойчивость
    “Слабое” место в системе или нестойкость шифра в криптографии.
    [Л.М. Невдяев. Телекоммуникационные технологии. Англо-русский толковый словарь-справочник. Под редакцией Ю.М. Горностаева. Москва, 2002]

    Тематики

    • электросвязь, основные понятия

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    • weakness

    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > weakness

  • 13
    weakness

    непрочность; неустойчивость

    Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > weakness

  • 14
    weakness

    English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > weakness

  • 15
    weakness

    Англо-русский строительный словарь > weakness

  • 16
    weakness

    Politics english-russian dictionary > weakness

  • 17
    weakness

    English-russian automobile dictionary > weakness

  • 18
    weakness

    English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > weakness

  • 19
    weakness

    слабость, ослабление, бездеятельное настроение (рынка); понижение (цен, курсов)

    Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > weakness

  • 20
    weakness

    слабость; слабое место [сторона]

    English-Russian military dictionary > weakness

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • weakenes (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English weykenesse; equivalent to weak +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːk.nəs/

Noun[edit]

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.

    • 2013 January 22, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)”, in BBC:

      Bradford had preyed on Villa’s inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.

    • 2020 July 1, Paul Stephen, “Vital Connections”, in Rail, page 41:

      Such a male-dominated environment is also likely to contribute to the lingering presence of an outdated belief that expressing feelings and demonstrating emotion is a sign of weakness, deterring some men from discussing their problems.

  3. (countable) A special fondness or desire.

    She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (condition of being weak): frailty, powerlessness, vincibility, vulnerability
  • (fault): fault, defect, flaw, hole

Antonyms[edit]

  • (condition of being weak): strength, durability, invincibility, powerfulness
  • (fault): strength, forte

Translations[edit]

condition of being weak

  • Arabic: ضِعْف‎ m (ḍiʕf)
    Egyptian Arabic: ضعف‎ m (ḍuʕf)
  • Asturian: debilidá f
  • Azerbaijani: zəiflik
  • Belarusian: сла́басць f (slábascʹ)
  • Bulgarian: сла́бост (bg) f (slábost)
  • Catalan: debilitat (ca) f, feblesa (ca) f
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 虛弱虚弱 (zh) (xūruò), 軟弱软弱 (zh) (ruǎnruò), 薄弱 (zh) (bóruò)
  • Czech: slabost (cs) f
  • Danish: svaghed c
  • Dutch: zwakte (nl)
  • Esperanto: malforto, malforteco
  • Finnish: heikkous (fi), voimattomuus (fi)
  • French: faiblesse (fr) f
  • Galician: debilidade (gl) f, fraqueza f
  • Georgian: სისუსტე (sisusṭe), უღონობა (uɣonoba), უძლურება (uʒlureba), უსუსურობა (ususuroba), უნიათობა (uniatoba)
  • German: Schwäche (de) f
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹 n (unhaili)
  • Greek: αδυναμία (el) f (adynamía)
    Ancient: ἀσθένεια f (asthéneia)
  • Hebrew: חולשה‎ f (khulshá)
  • Hungarian: gyengeség (hu)
  • Interlingua: debilitate
  • Irish: anacmhainn f, aimhneart m, anbhainne f, cloíteacht f, éadaingne f, éagruas m, fainne f, lag m, lagachar m, lagar m, lagbhrí f, laige f, léiriú m, lobhra f, meirbhe f, meirfean m, meirtne f, taise f, time (ga) f, tláithe f, tlás m, tréithe f
  • Italian: debolezza (it) f, cagionevolezza f, fievolezza f
  • Japanese: 弱さ (yowasa), 弱小 (ja) (jakushō), 脆弱 (ja) (zeijaku)
  • Korean: 약함 (yakham)
  • Latin: infirmitās f, debilitās f
  • Macedonian: слабост f (slabost)
  • Malayalam: ബലഹീനത (ml) (balahīnata), ദുർബലത (ml) (duṟbalata), ക്ഷീണം (ml) (kṣīṇaṃ)
  • Maori: hārorerore, māruru
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: svakhet (no) m or f
    Nynorsk: svakheit f
  • Occitan: debilitat f, feblesa (oc) f
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    Cyrillic: слабость f (slabostĭ)
  • Old East Slavic: слабость f (slabostĭ)
  • Old English: untrumnes f
  • Polish: słabość (pl) f
  • Portuguese: fraqueza (pt) f
  • Russian: сла́бость (ru) f (slábostʹ)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: слабост f
    Roman: slabost (sh) f
  • Slovak: slabosť f
  • Slovene: šibkost f
  • Spanish: debilidad (es) f, flaqueza (es) f
  • Swahili: ajizi (sw)
  • Swedish: svaghet (sv) c
  • Tagalog: kahinaan
  • Thai: ความอ่อนแอ (kwaam òn ae)
  • Turkish: sıskalık (tr), zayıflık (tr), argınlık (tr), çelimsizlik (tr)
  • Ukrainian: сла́бість f (slábistʹ), сла́бкість f (slábkistʹ)
  • Walloon: flåwté (wa) f, flåwisté (wa) f, fweblesse (wa) f
  • Welsh: gwendid (cy)

fault

  • Asturian: debilidá f
  • Belarusian: недахо́п (be) m (njedaxóp), недахва́т m (njedaxvát)
  • Bulgarian: недостатък (bg) m (nedostatǎk)
  • Catalan: debilitat (ca) f, feblesa (ca) f
  • Czech: slabina (cs)
  • Finnish: heikkous (fi)
  • French: faiblesse (fr) f, point faible (fr) m
    Old French: feblece f
  • Interlingua: debilitate
  • Irish: éalang f, fágáil f
  • Italian: debolezza (it) f, punto debole (it) m, tallone di Achille m
  • Japanese: 弱点 (ja) (jakuten), 弱み (ja) (yowami), 泣き所 (nakidokoro)
  • Korean: 약점 (ko) (yakjeom)
  • Latin: infirmitas f
  • Malay: kelemahan (ms)
  • Malayalam: ബലഹീനത (ml) (balahīnata), ദുർബലത (ml) (duṟbalata)
  • Old English: untrumnes f
  • Portuguese: ponto fraco m, fraqueza (pt) f
  • Russian: недоста́ток (ru) m (nedostátok)
  • Slovene: slabost (sl) f
  • Spanish: punto débil m

special fondness

  • Bulgarian: сла́бост (bg) f (slábost)
  • Catalan: debilitat (ca) f, feblesa (ca) f
  • Czech: slabost (cs) f
  • Dutch: zwak (nl) n
  • Finnish: heikkous (fi)
  • French: faible (fr) m
  • German: Schwäche (de) f, Faible (de) n
  • Italian: debole (it) m, debolezza (it) f
  • Japanese: 弱み (ja) (yowami)
  • Latin: infirmitas f
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: svakhet (no) m or f
  • Polish: słabość (pl)
  • Portuguese: queda (pt) f, fraco (pt) m
  • Romanian: feblețe (ro) f
  • Russian: сла́бость (ru) f (slábostʹ)
  • Spanish: debilidad por f, cariño (es) m
  • Swedish: svaghet (sv) c, fäbless (sv) c

Further reading[edit]

  • weakness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • “weakness”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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noun

the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.

an inadequate or defective quality, as in a person’s character; slight fault or defect: to show great sympathy for human weaknesses.

a self-indulgent liking or special fondness, as for a particular thing: I’ve always had a weakness for the opera.

an object of special desire; something very difficult to resist: Chocolates were her weakness.

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Origin of weakness

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English waikenes, weikenes. See weak, -ness

synonym study for weakness

OTHER WORDS FROM weakness

non·weak·ness, noun

Words nearby weakness

weakling, weak link, weakly, weak-minded, weak moment, in a, weakness, weak nuclear force, weak sauce, weak side, weak sister, weak-willed

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Words related to weakness

deficiency, failing, flaw, fragility, frailty, gap, instability, lack, lapse, shortcoming, vulnerability, appetite, blemish, debility, decrepitude, delicacy, enervation, faintness, fault, feebleness

How to use weakness in a sentence

  • There are some serious weaknesses in Cooper’s fledgling outing as writer and director, but these weaknesses are covered over by the galvanic chemistry between Cooper and Gaga.

  • Many if not all people may have very specific genetic vulnerabilities, such as weaknesses in their immune system, that go unnoticed until one particular pathogen crosses their path.

  • Knowing the details of your brand health will help you see the strengths and weaknesses of your branding, and help you decide on the future actions regarding it.

  • A side-channel attack is one that doesn’t exploit weaknesses in the underlying cryptographic system, but instead in the way it is implemented in software and hardware.

  • Poland does, however, find “interesting” the idea that rain could cause weaknesses in the ground that lead to lava eruptions.

  • In fact, experts in airport security have long worried about this weakness.

  • Koenig apologies for what she seems to treat as a sign of weakness.

  • She became extremely unpopular and was widely blamed for the King’s growing weakness as he aged.

  • A situation like the current one is likely to accentuate his weakness.

  • Yes, 2014 was a big Republican win, but this idea that Obama showed exceptional weakness in the midterms is simply inaccurate.

  • More foolish, more culpable weakness was never shown than in thus yielding to these schemes.

  • He was guilty of the weakness of taking refuge in what is called, I believe, in legal phrase, a side-issue.

  • Allcraft winced, as every syllable made known the speaker’s actual strength—his own dependence and utter weakness.

  • Cleverly though they manipulate, cleanliness is not their besetting weakness.

  • Again, he may grow faint and dizzy when he has climbed only a part of the way, or he may lose his hold from very weakness.

British Dictionary definitions for weakness


noun

the state or quality of being weak

a deficiency or failing, as in a person’s character

a self-indulgent fondness or likinga weakness for chocolates

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