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ADJECTIVE | 1 | weak | Having little physical or spiritual strength |
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2 | weak, watery, washy | Overly diluted | |
3 | weak, powerless | Lacking power | |
4 | weak, unaccented, light | Used of vowels or syllables | |
5 | weak, fallible, frail, imperfect | Having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | |
6 | weak, forceless, unforceful | Lacking force | |
7 | weak, decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, sapless, weakly | Lacking physical strength or vitality | |
8 | weak | Used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection | |
9 | weak | Lacking physical strength or vigor | |
10 | weak, effeminate | Characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence |
Sounds | wiy'k |
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Rhymes | antique, batik, beak, and 50 more rhymes in iyk at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Having little physical or spiritual strength. |
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Examples | "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link" |
Attribute of | strength |
Similar | anemic, anaemic; adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated; faint, feeble; feeble, lame; flaccid, lax, limp, slack; flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin; flimsy, fragile; jerry-built, shoddy; namby-pamby, spineless, wishy-washy; pale, pallid, wan; puny; vulnerable; washy; weakened |
See also | delicate; powerless, weak; tender, untoughened |
Contrary | strong |
Adverbs | weakly |
Meaning | Overly diluted. Thin and insipid. |
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Examples | "weak tea" |
Synonyms | watery, washy |
Similar to | diluted, dilute |
Meaning | Lacking power. |
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Synonyms | powerless |
Attribute of | power, powerfulness |
Similar | feeble, nerveless; helpless, incapacitated; flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed; low-powered |
See also | ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual; impotent; weak |
Contrary | powerful |
Meaning | Used of vowels or syllables. Pronounced with little or no stress. |
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Examples | "a weak stress on the second syllable" |
Synonyms | unaccented, light |
Similar to | unstressed, unaccented |
Meaning | Having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings. |
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Synonyms | fallible, frail, imperfect |
Similar to | human |
Meaning | Lacking force. Feeble. |
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Synonyms | forceless, unforceful |
Similar | wimpish, wimpy |
Contrary | forceful |
Meaning | Lacking physical strength or vitality. |
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Synonyms | decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, sapless, weakly |
Similar to | frail |
Meaning | Used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection. |
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Category | grammar |
Similar to | regular |
Meaning | Lacking physical strength or vigor. |
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Similar to | impotent |
Meaning | Characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence. |
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Synonyms | effeminate |
Similar to | soft |