Hypertext Webster Gateway: "weakness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
weakness
n 1: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's
failings" [syn: {failing}]
2: powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of
their weakness the group remains highly active" [syn: {helplessness},
{impuissance}]
3: the property of lacking physical or mental strength;
liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain;
"his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness
of the span was overlooked until it collapsed" [ant: {strength}]
4: the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of
the dollar against the yen" [ant: {strength}]
5: a penchant for something even though it might not be good
for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate"
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