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This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind.
Felix Baumgartner

Meaning of "weakness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEAKNESS

weakness  [ˈwiːknɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEAKNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weakness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WEAKNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Weakness

Weakness is a symptom represented, medically, by a number of different conditions, including: lack of muscle strength, malaise, dizziness, or fatigue. The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy. It occurs in neuromuscular junction disorders, such as myasthenia gravis.

Definition of weakness in the English dictionary

The first definition of weakness in the dictionary is the state or quality of being weak. Other definition of weakness is a deficiency or failing, as in a person's character. Weakness is also a self-indulgent fondness or liking.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEAKNESS


biuniqueness
ˌbaɪjuːˈniːknɪs
blackness
ˈblæknɪs
bleakness
ˈbliːknɪs
darkness
ˈdɑːknɪs
Greekness
ˈɡriːknɪs
homesickness
ˈhəʊmsɪknɪs
likeness
ˈlaɪknɪs
meekness
ˈmiːknɪs
obliqueness
əˈbliːknɪs
pinkness
ˈpɪŋknɪs
quickness
ˈkwɪknɪs
seasickness
ˈsiːsɪknɪs
semi-darkness
ˌsemɪˈdɑːknɪs
sickness
ˈsɪknɪs
slackness
ˈslæknɪs
sleekness
ˈsliːknɪs
slickness
ˈslɪknɪs
starkness
ˈstɑːknɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
uniqueness
juːˈniːknɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEAKNESS

weak-mindedly
weak-mindedness
weak-willed
weaken
weakener
weakening
weaker sex
weakest link
weakfish
weakhearted
weakish
weakishly
weakishness
weaklier
weakliest
weakliness
weakling
weakly
weakon
weakside

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEAKNESS

African sleeping sickness
airsickness
altitude sickness
anti-motion-sickness
blankness
briskness
business
dankness
decompression sickness
frankness
heartsickness
lovesickness
morning sickness
motion sickness
mountain sickness
pitch darkness
Prince of Darkness
radiation sickness
serum sickness
sleeping sickness
travel-sickness

Synonyms and antonyms of weakness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WEAKNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «weakness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of weakness

Translation of «weakness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEAKNESS

Find out the translation of weakness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weakness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weakness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚弱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

debilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

weakness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमजोरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضَعْف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слабость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fraqueza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্বলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faiblesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelemahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwäche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弱いこと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허약
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kelemahane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự yếu ớt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலவீனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अशक्तपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zayıflık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

debolezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słabość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слабкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slăbiciune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδυναμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swakheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svaghet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svakhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weakness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAKNESS»

The term «weakness» is very widely used and occupies the 13.338 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAKNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «weakness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «weakness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weakness

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10 QUOTES WITH «WEAKNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weakness.
1
Art Alexakis
Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.
2
Timothy Garton Ash
I have also been saddened, though hardly surprised, by the weakness of the EU's reaction to the criminal attack on the Danish embassy in Syria, which seems to have been permitted, if not actively encouraged, by the Syrian regime.
3
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
My family is my strength and my weakness.
4
Felix Baumgartner
This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind.
5
Lionel Blue
I didn't want to be on the losing side. I was fed up with Jewish weakness, timidity and fear. I didn't want any more Jewish sentimentality and Jewish suffering. I was sickened by our sad songs.
6
Thomas Edward Brown
As I pass it, I feel as if I saw a dear old mother, sweet in her weakness, trembling at the approach of her dissolution, but not appealing to me against the inevitable, rather endeavouring to reassure me by her patience, and pointing to a hopeful future.
7
Yvette Nicole Brown
Christ's strength is manifest in our weakness, so if we had everything together there would be no need for Him.
8
Pat Buckley
I believe in the power of weakness.
9
Bill Budge
The Apple has the fewest bells and whistles. It has simple sound and few graphics special effects. In a way, that is a weakness because markets for the other machines are getting bigger.
10
Dennis Cardoza
If the United States were to cut and run from Iraq, we would send a message of weakness that would embolden our terrorist enemies across the globe. A failed Iraq would destabilize the entire region and undermine U.S. national security for decades to come.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEAKNESS»

Discover the use of weakness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weakness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kindness for Weakness
In an environment where kindness equals weakness, how do those who care survive?
Shawn Goodman, 2013
2
Cowboys Are My Weakness: Stories
These are the stories that might have emerged had an intelligent woman followed Hemingway around."—San Francisco Chronicle "Brilliant....Houston claims for women the terrain staked out by male writers from Hemingway to Richard Ford.
Pam Houston, 2011
3
State Failure and State Weakness in a Time of Terror
Preventing nation states from failing, and reviving those that do fail, has become a strategic, as well as moral, imperative.The introduction to this innovative book develops a theory of state failure and suggests how it may guarded against ...
Robert I. Rotberg, 2003
4
Weakness of the will in medieval thought: from Augustine to ...
This volume examines the medieval understanding of Aristotle's "weakness of the will" ("akrasia, incontinentia").
Risto Saarinen, 1994
5
The Weakness of Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe
Seeks to explain the weakness of civil society in the countries of post-Communist Europe.
Marc Morjé Howard, 2003
6
The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event
Applying an ever more radical hermeneutics (including Husserlian and Heideggerian phenomenology, Derridian deconstruction, and feminism), John D. Caputo breaks down the name of God in this irrepressible book.
John D. Caputo, 2006
7
A Moment of Weakness: Book 2 in the Forever Faithful trilogy
Then, one golden summer, they find each other again. Through endless days they share their hearts and souls and dreams of forever. Then, in a moment of weakness, they make a decision that will tear them apart for nearly a decade.
Karen Kingsbury, 2011
8
Joy in Our Weakness: A Gift of Hope from the Book of Revelation
Neither a commentary on the book of Revelation nor a devotional work -- though it offers aspects of both -- Joy in Our Weakness is instead a theological and practical guide that ushers readers into the very presence of Christ and His ...
Marva J. Dawn, 2002
9
Persistent State Weakness in the Global Age
It debunks a common assumption that state weakness is a stop-gap on the path to state failure and state collapse. Informed by a globalization perspective, the book shows how state weakness is frequently self-reproducing and functional.
Denisa Kostovicova, Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic, 2009
10
Weakness of Will from Plato to the Present (Studies in ...
In thirteen original essays, eminent scholars of the history of philosophy and of contemporary philosophy examine weakness of will, or incontinence--the phenomenon of acting contrary to one's better judgment.
Tobias Hoffmann, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEAKNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weakness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chinese Sell-Off Leads To Initial Weakness On Wall Street - U.S. …
The initial weakness on Wall Street came on the heels of a sell-off by Chinese stocks, with the Shanghai Composite Index plunging 345.35 points or 8.5 percent ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
2
Disappointing Tech Earnings Lead To Weakness On Wall Street …
Reflecting concerns about the outlook for the tech sector, semiconductor stocks saw substantial weakness on the day. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
3
China weakness hits Prada, threatens profit margin
The weakness of the euro helped the maker of Miu Miu handbags achieve a 6.5 percent rise in first-quarter sales to 828 million euros ($929 million). «Reuters, Jun 15»
4
Alberta's April job gains seen as anomaly; more weakness expected
OTTAWA May 8 Strong job gains in Alberta in April were likely an anomaly, possibly influenced by hiring related to the Western Canadian province's May 5 ... «Reuters, May 15»
5
China April exports down 6.4% in new sign of weakness
The fall was accompanied by a 16.2 percent drop in imports to $142.2 billion, the sixth monthly decline in a row, suggesting sustained weakness in domestic ... «Yahoo News, May 15»
6
​CIA insider: ISIS shows "sign of weakness" in recent claim
NEW YORK -- Michael Morell, the former deputy director of the CIA, doubts ISIS was behind Sunday's attack on a Muhammad art contest in Garland, Texas. «CBS News, May 15»
7
GM 1Q Profit Disappoints on South American Weakness
DETROIT -- General Motors posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit Thursday as weakness in South America and Russia hurt demand and the ... «DailyFinance, Apr 15»
8
Security researchers claim new Windows security weakness
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Computer security researchers said they have uncovered a new variation on an old weakness in Microsoft Corp's Windows operating ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Apr 15»
9
US construction spending falls 1.1 percent in January with …
WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending fell in January, reflecting weakness in spending on office buildings and other nonresidential projects and in ... «Fox News, Mar 15»
10
Genworth Finds Material Weakness
The company said the deficiency didn't result in a material misstatement of its financials, but it concluded a material weakness exists in its controls. «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»

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