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Sentences 
- (uncountable) The condition of being weak.
- (countable) An inadequate quality; fault.
- (countable) A special fondness or obsessing desire.
Opposite of
strength#Noun, power#Noun, powerfulness, ;, invulnerability, invincibility, forte#Noun
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwiːk.nəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English wayknesse, weykenesse, replacing earlier Middle English wocnesse, wakenes, wacnesse (“weakness”), from Old English wācnes (“weakness”). Equivalent to weak + -ness.
Related words
weak point
bad habit
Schwäche
debolezza
debilidad
αδυναμία słabość
fraqueza
zwakte
debilitat
hyposthénie
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