WEAKNESS
\wˈiːknəs], \wˈiːknəs], \w_ˈiː_k_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of WEAKNESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
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the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
By Princeton University
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the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
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the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.
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That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect.
By Oddity Software
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The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.
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That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Want of physical strength; want of sprightliness; unhealthiness want of moral force; want of judgment; feebleness of mind; defect; failing.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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