weakness

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The condition of being weak.
2. (countable) An inadequate quality; fault.
3. (countable) A special fondness or obsessing desire.

Opposite of

strength#Noun, power#Noun, powerfulness, ;, invulnerability, invincibility, forte#Noun

Synonyms

feebleness

debility

infirmity

frailty

faintness

defect

fault

languor

shortcoming

weak point

impotence

powerlessness

exhaustion

failing

helplessness

foible

flaw

drawback

weariness

deficiency

fragility

asthenia

frailness

disability

puniness

tiredness

imbecility

impotency

weak spot

impuissance

enervation

weak

effeminacy

leanness

dizziness

softness

tenuity

decay

disadvantage

sickness

thinness

listlessness

feeble

bad habit

prostration

insufficiency

ailment

inability

breakdown

dejection

Translations

faiblesse

Schwäche

debolezza

debilidad

αδυναμία

faible

Schwachheit

fraqueza

zwakte

debilitat

hyposthénie

point faible

feblesa

infirmitas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwiːk.nəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wayknesse

Cognate with Middle English: wocnesse

Cognate with Old English: wācnes

In summary

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

Sentences

Weakness in the hands and forearms occurs in many people as the disease progresses .