Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The condition of being weak.

    Near-synonyms: debility, frailty, vulnerability; vincibility

    In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.

    Schwäche

    сла́бостьslábostʹ

    сла́бістьslábistʹ, сла́бкістьslábkistʹ

    the condition of being financially weak

  2. (countable)An inadequate quality; fault.

    His inability to speak in front of an audience was his weakness.

    The only weakness in her plan was its reliance on the electricity being up and running.

    недоста́токnedostátok

  3. (countable)A special fondness or obsessing desire.

    She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.

    Schwäche, Faible

    сла́бостьslábostʹ

Examples

167 sentences
  1. Everybody has weaknesses.

    Кожет має слабкості.

    ruУ всех есть слабости.

    deJeder hat Schwächen.

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  2. Stop taking advantage of his weakness.

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  3. I know what my weaknesses are.

    ruЯ знаю свои слабости.

    deIch kenne meine Schwächen.

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  4. I know Tom's strengths and weaknesses.

    Я знаю сильні та слабкі сторони Тома.

    deIch kenne Toms Stärken und Schwächen.

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  5. What are the company's strengths and weaknesses?

    deWas sind die Stärken und Schwächen der Firma?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
condition of being weak:
Русский
By meaning 2
condition of being weak:
fault:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
condition of being weak:
special fondness:

Origin

From Middle English weyknesse, replacing earlier Middle English wocnesse, wakenes, wacness

From Middle English weyknesse, replacing earlier Middle English wocnesse, wakenes, wacnesse (“weakness”), from Old English wācnes (“weakness”). Equivalent to weak + -ness.

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Forms

plural: weaknesses

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedweak

See also

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