Weak

Word WEAK
Character 4
Hyphenation weak
Pronunciations /wiːk/

Definitions and meanings of "Weak"

What do we mean by weak?

Lacking physical strength, energy, or vigor; feeble. adjective

Likely to fail under pressure, stress, or strain; lacking resistance. adjective

Lacking firmness of character or strength of will. adjective

Lacking intensity or strength; faint. adjective

Lacking the proper strength or amount of ingredients. adjective

Having low prices or few transactions. adjective

Lacking the ability to function normally or fully. adjective

Unable to digest food easily; readily nauseated. adjective

Lacking or resulting from a lack of intelligence. adjective

Lacking aptitude or skill. adjective

Lacking persuasiveness; unconvincing. adjective

Lacking authority or the power to govern. adjective

Of, relating to, or being those verbs in Germanic languages that form a past tense and past participle by means of a dental suffix, as start, started; have, had; bring, brought. adjective

Of, relating to, or being the inflection of nouns or adjectives in Germanic languages with a declensional suffix that historically contained an n. adjective

Unstressed or unaccented in pronunciation or poetic meter. Used of a word or syllable. adjective

Designating a verse ending in which the metrical stress falls on a word or syllable that is unstressed in normal speech, such as a preposition. adjective

Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.

Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.

Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.

(grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including:

That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.

One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.

Bad or uncool.

Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)

Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.

Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.

Lacking in vigour or expression.

Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.

Tending towards lower prices.

Lacking contrast.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Weak

The word "weak" in example sentences

For the sore itself, apply weak vinegar or _very weak_ ACETIC ACID (_see_), and ❋ John Kirk (N/A)

It is that danger which Paul is thinking of when he tells the elders that by 'labouring' they 'ought to support the weak'; for by _weak_ he means not the poor, but those imperfect disciples who might be repelled or made to stumble by the sight of greed in an elder. ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

Regarding the reception of the infirm, he might have exclaimed with St. Paul: _Who is weak and I am not weak_? ❋ Jean Pierre Camus (1618)

I was afraid to say it in there -- I am so weak for you, Prue -- I ache so for you in all this trouble -- why, if I could feel your hands in my hair, I'd laugh at it all -- I'm so _weak_ for you, dearest. " ❋ Harry Leon Wilson (1903)

II. iv.204 (388,1) I pray you, father, being weak, seem so] [W: deem't so] The meaning is, since _you are weak_, be content to think yourself weak. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

She suddenly realized that if she had not been sitting down, she would have learned the true meaning of the phrase weak in the knees. ❋ Jayne Ann Krentz (1998)

At the same time, he acknowledges several potential problems - including the fact that China is a developing country with a large population and what he calls a "weak economic foundation and uneven development". ❋ Unknown (2011)

They remember that concern for the weak is at the heart of Biblical religious tradition. ❋ Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie (2010)

Facebook is a way of nourishing and maintaining what I call the weak links in my life. ❋ Paco Underhill (2010)

His ears stick out and he's got what they call a weak chin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

WILLIS: Well, the report says that higher costs will be a result of new taxes on insurers, like the excise tax on expensive Cadillac plans, and what they call -- what they call a weak requirement that Americans obtain health-insurance coverage. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Navistar International Corp. projected fiscal 2009 earnings below analysts 'expectations amid what it called a weak North American business climate. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I suggest that that theory developed in three stages, which I label the weak, the strong, and the super-strong versions, and confronted one alternative that superficially resembled the theory of the unitary executive but that actually served quite different political, intellectual, and legal purposes. ❋ Dan Ernst (2009)

These are soft or what we call weak Democrats who don't like to see the partisan bickering. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Aid workers say poverty and what they call weak legal systems in Asia are the main problems, but insists this latest case shows just how much progress has been made. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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