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Meaning and definition for "weak" word
[adjective] overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
[adjective] lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"
[adjective] characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; "an effeminate civilization"
[adjective] having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity"
[adjective] lacking physical strength or vigor
[adjective] lacking power
[adjective] (grammar) used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection
[adjective] lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
[adjective] used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
[adjective] having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link"
-------------[adjective] lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"
[adjective] characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; "an effeminate civilization"
[adjective] having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity"
[adjective] lacking physical strength or vigor
[adjective] lacking power
[adjective] (grammar) used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection
[adjective] lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
[adjective] used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
[adjective] having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link"
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\Weak\, a. 1. (Stock Exchange) Tending toward a lower price or lower prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market. 2. (Card Playing) Lacking in good cards; deficient as to number or strength; as, a hand weak in trumps. 3. (Photog.) Lacking contrast; as, a weak negative.
\Weak\ (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (-[~e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[=i]kja to turn, veer, recede, AS. w[=i]can to yield, give way, G. weichen, OHG. w[=i]hhan, akin to Skr. vij, and probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr. e'i`kein to yield, give way. [root]132. Cf. {Week}, {Wink}, v. i. {Vicissitude}.] 1. Wanting physical strength. Specifically:
(a) Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted. A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. --Shak. Weak with hunger, mad with love. --Dryden.
(b) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
(c) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
(d) Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.
(e) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
(f) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint. A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish. --Ascham.
(g) Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
(h) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army. 2. Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. Specifically:
(a) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate. To think every thing disputable is a proof of a weak mind and captious temper. --Beattie. Origen was never weak enough to imagine that there were two Gods. --Waterland.
(b) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish. If evil thence ensue, She first his weak indulgence will accuse. --Milton.
(c) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. --Rom. xiv. 1.
(d) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue. Guard thy heart On this weak side, where most our nature fails. --Addison.
(e) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.
(f) Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case. ``Convinced of his weak arguing.'' --Milton. A case so weak . . . hath much persisted in. --Hooker.
(g) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
(h) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble. ``Weak prayers.'' --Shak.
(i) Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state. I must make fair weather yet awhile, Till Henry be more weak, and I more strong. --Shak.
(k) (Stock Exchange) Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market. 3. (Gram.)
(a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See {Strong}, 19
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(b) Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See {Strong}, 19
(b) . Note: Weak is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, weak-eyed, weak-handed, weak-hearted, weak-minded, weak-spirited, and the like. {Weak conjugation} (Gram.), the conjugation of weak verbs; -- called also {new, or regular, conjugation}, and distinguished from the old, or irregular, conjugation. {Weak declension} (Anglo-Saxon Gram.), the declension of weak nouns; also, one of the declensions of adjectives. {Weak side}, the side or aspect of a person's character or disposition by which he is most easily affected or influenced; weakness; infirmity. {Weak sore} or {ulcer} (Med.), a sore covered with pale, flabby, sluggish granulations.
\Weak\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. w?can. w[=a]cian. See {Weak}, a.] To make or become weak; to weaken. [R.] Never to seek weaking variety. --Marston.
\Weak\ (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (-[~e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[=i]kja to turn, veer, recede, AS. w[=i]can to yield, give way, G. weichen, OHG. w[=i]hhan, akin to Skr. vij, and probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr. e'i`kein to yield, give way. [root]132. Cf. {Week}, {Wink}, v. i. {Vicissitude}.] 1. Wanting physical strength. Specifically:
(a) Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted. A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. --Shak. Weak with hunger, mad with love. --Dryden.
(b) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
(c) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
(d) Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.
(e) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
(f) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint. A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish. --Ascham.
(g) Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
(h) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army. 2. Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. Specifically:
(a) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate. To think every thing disputable is a proof of a weak mind and captious temper. --Beattie. Origen was never weak enough to imagine that there were two Gods. --Waterland.
(b) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish. If evil thence ensue, She first his weak indulgence will accuse. --Milton.
(c) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. --Rom. xiv. 1.
(d) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue. Guard thy heart On this weak side, where most our nature fails. --Addison.
(e) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.
(f) Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case. ``Convinced of his weak arguing.'' --Milton. A case so weak . . . hath much persisted in. --Hooker.
(g) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
(h) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble. ``Weak prayers.'' --Shak.
(i) Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state. I must make fair weather yet awhile, Till Henry be more weak, and I more strong. --Shak.
(k) (Stock Exchange) Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market. 3. (Gram.)
(a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See {Strong}, 19
(a) .
(b) Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See {Strong}, 19
(b) . Note: Weak is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, weak-eyed, weak-handed, weak-hearted, weak-minded, weak-spirited, and the like. {Weak conjugation} (Gram.), the conjugation of weak verbs; -- called also {new, or regular, conjugation}, and distinguished from the old, or irregular, conjugation. {Weak declension} (Anglo-Saxon Gram.), the declension of weak nouns; also, one of the declensions of adjectives. {Weak side}, the side or aspect of a person's character or disposition by which he is most easily affected or influenced; weakness; infirmity. {Weak sore} or {ulcer} (Med.), a sore covered with pale, flabby, sluggish granulations.
\Weak\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. w?can. w[=a]cian. See {Weak}, a.] To make or become weak; to weaken. [R.] Never to seek weaking variety. --Marston.
Synonyms for weak
anaemic, asthenic, decrepit, enervated, engulfed, faint, flaccid, flooded, fragile, incapacitated, infirm, lame, limp, low-powered, namby-pamby, nerveless, overwhelmed, pale, pallid, powerless, puny, sapless, slack, soft, swamped, thin, unstressed, vulnerable, washy, wimpish
Antonyms: forceful, powerful, strong
See also: delicate | ineffective | ineffectual | tender | uneffective | untoughened | weak |
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Let's analyse "weak" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: KAEW. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
weak: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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