adjective
wanting in physical strength
Examples
- a weak pillar
adjective
overly diluted
Synonyms
Examples
- thin and insipid
- washy coffee
- watery milk
- weak tea
adjective
(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
Synonyms
Examples
- a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable
- a weak stress on the second syllable
adjective
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will
Synonyms
Examples
- having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
- I'm only a fallible human
- frail humanity
adjective
tending downward in price
Examples
- a weak market for oil stocks
adjective
deficient or lacking in some skill
Examples
- he's weak in spelling
adjective
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
Synonyms
Examples
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
adjective
(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
adjective
not having authority, political strength, or governing power
Examples
- a weak president
adjective
deficient in magnitude
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
adjective
likely to fail under stress or pressure
Examples
- the weak link in the chain
adjective
deficient in intelligence or mental power
Examples
- a weak mind