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Grep of noun weak tweak weak force weak interaction weak part weak point weak spot weakener weakening weakfish weakling weakness Overview of adj weak The adj weak has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (15) weak -- (having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link") 2. (4) watery, washy, weak -- (overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea") 3. (3) powerless, weak -- (lacking power) 4. (1) unaccented, light, weak -- (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") 5. (1) fallible, frail, imperfect, weak -- (having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity") 6. forceless, unforceful, weak -- (lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument") 7. decrepit, feeble, infirm, sapless, weak, weakly -- (lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless") 8. weak -- ((grammar) used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection) 9. weak -- (lacking physical strength or vigor) 10. effeminate, weak -- (characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; "an effeminate civilization") Antonyms of adj weak 10 senses of weak Sense 1 weak (vs. strong) strong (vs. weak) => beardown(postnominal) => beefed-up => brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy => bullnecked => bullocky => hard, knockout, severe => hobnailed, hobnail => ironlike => knock-down(postnominal), powerful => noticeable => reinforced, strengthened => robust => stiff => vehement => virile => well-knit, well-set Sense 2 watery, washy, weak INDIRECT (VIA diluted) -> undiluted Sense 3 powerless (vs. powerful), weak Sense 4 unaccented, light, weak INDIRECT (VIA unstressed) -> stressed Sense 5 fallible, frail, imperfect, weak INDIRECT (VIA human) -> nonhuman Sense 6 forceless (vs. forceful), unforceful, weak Sense 7 decrepit, feeble, infirm, sapless, weak, weakly INDIRECT (VIA frail) -> robust Sense 8 weak INDIRECT (VIA regular) -> irregular Sense 9 weak INDIRECT (VIA impotent) -> potent, strong Sense 10 effeminate, weak INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> hard Similarity of adj weak 10 senses of weak Sense 1 weak (vs. strong) => anemic, anaemic => adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated => breakaway => faint, feeble => feeble, lame => flaccid, lax, limp, slack => flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin => flimsy, fragile => jerry-built, shoddy => namby-pamby, spineless, wishy-washy => pale, pallid, wan => puny => vulnerable => washy => weakened Also See-> delicate#1; tender#6, untoughened#1; powerless#1, weak#3 Sense 2 watery, washy, weak => diluted (vs. undiluted), dilute Sense 3 powerless (vs. powerful), weak => feeble, nerveless => helpless, incapacitated => flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed => low-powered => flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed Also See-> impotent#1; ineffective#1, uneffective#1, ineffectual#2; weak#1 Sense 4 unaccented, light, weak => unstressed (vs. stressed), unaccented Sense 5 fallible, frail, imperfect, weak => human (vs. nonhuman) Sense 6 forceless (vs. forceful), unforceful, weak => wimpish, wimpy Sense 7 decrepit, feeble, infirm, sapless, weak, weakly => frail (vs. robust) Sense 8 weak => regular (vs. irregular) Sense 9 weak => impotent (vs. potent) Sense 10 effeminate, weak => soft (vs. hard) Attributes of adj weak 2 of 10 senses of weak Sense 1 weak (vs. strong) => strength Sense 3 powerless (vs. powerful), weak => power, powerfulness, potency Familiarity of adj weak weak used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Grep of adj weak weak weak-kneed weakened weakening weakly Overview of adj weak The adj weak has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (15) weak -- (having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link") 2. (4) watery, washy, weak -- (overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea") 3. (3) powerless, weak -- (lacking power) 4. (1) unaccented, light, weak -- (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") 5. (1) fallible, frail, imperfect, weak -- (having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity") 6. forceless, unforceful, weak -- (lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument") 7. decrepit, feeble, infirm, sapless, weak, weakly -- (lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless") 8. weak -- ((grammar) used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection) 9. weak -- (lacking physical strength or vigor) 10. effeminate, weak -- (characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; "an effeminate civilization")
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