Meaning & Definition of Weak in English

1. Wanting in physical strength

• "A weak pillar"

2. Overly diluted

• Thin and insipid

• "Washy coffee"

• "Watery milk"

• "Weak tea"

3. (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• "A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"

• "A weak stress on the second syllable"

4. Wanting in moral strength, courage, or will

• Having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

• "I'm only a fallible human"

• "Frail humanity"

5. Tending downward in price

• "A weak market for oil stocks"

6. Deficient or lacking in some skill

• "He's weak in spelling"

7. Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• "A feeble old woman"

• "Her body looked sapless"

8. (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

9. Not having authority, political strength, or governing power

• "A weak president"

10. Deficient in magnitude

• Barely perceptible

• Lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

• "A faint outline"

• "The wan sun cast faint shadows"

• "The faint light of a distant candle"

• "Weak colors"

• "A faint hissing sound"

• "A faint aroma"

• "A weak pulse"

11. Likely to fail under stress or pressure

• "The weak link in the chain"

12. Deficient in intelligence or mental power

• "A weak mind"