Meaning & Definition of Weak in English
English⟶
Weak
/wik/
adjective
1. Wanting in physical strength
- "A weak pillar"
synonym:
- weak
2. Overly diluted
- Thin and insipid
- "Washy coffee"
- "Watery milk"
- "Weak tea"
synonym:
- watery,
- washy,
- weak
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"
synonym:
- unaccented,
- light,
- weak
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"
synonym:
- fallible,
- frail,
- imperfect,
- weak
5. Tending downward in price
- "A weak market for oil stocks"
synonym:
- weak
6. Deficient or lacking in some skill
- "He's weak in spelling"
synonym:
- weak
7. Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- "A feeble old woman"
- "Her body looked sapless"
synonym:
- decrepit,
- debile,
- feeble,
- infirm,
- rickety,
- sapless,
- weak,
- weakly
8. (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
synonym:
- weak
9. Not having authority, political strength, or governing power
- "A weak president"
synonym:
- weak
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"
synonym:
- faint,
- weak
11. Likely to fail under stress or pressure
- "The weak link in the chain"
synonym:
- weak
12. Deficient in intelligence or mental power
- "A weak mind"
synonym:
- weak
Examples of using
I felt weak in the knees.
They defended weak people.
I was weak.