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weak⋅ness
[week-nis]
–noun
| 1. | the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness. |
| 2. | an inadequate or defective quality, as in a person's character; slight fault or defect: to show great sympathy for human weaknesses. |
| 3. | a self-indulgent liking or special fondness, as for a particular thing: I've always had a weakness for the opera. |
| 4. | an object of special desire; something very difficult to resist: Chocolates were her weakness. |
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Weakness
Weak"ness\, n. 1. The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness. 2. That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect. Many take pleasure in spreading abroad the weakness of an exalted character. --Spectator. Syn: Feebleness; debility; languor; imbecility; infirmness; infirmity; decrepitude; frailty; faintness.
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Language Translation for : weakness
Spanish:
debilidad,
German:
die Schwäche,
Japanese:
弱さ
weakness
see have a weakness for.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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