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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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