weak

Definition of weak in English English dictionary: Regular in inflection, especially of verbs; One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay; Bad or uncool
This place is weak.; Good or cool ( we had a weak time ) slang in P.E.I., Canada; Dilute, lacking in taste or potency
We were served stale bread and weak tea.; Lacking in force or ability
They easily guessed his weak computer password.; {a} feeble, unfortified, inconclusive, pliant; Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc; lacking physical strength or vigor used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link; Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty; A weak government or leader does not have much control, and is not prepared or able to act firmly or severely. The changes come after mounting criticism that the government is weak and indecisive The chief editorial writer also blames weak leadership for the current crisis. strong + weakly weak·ly the weakly-led movement for reform. + weakness weak·ness Officials fear that he might interpret the emphasis on diplomacy as a sign of weakness; referring to a very mild shaking during an earthquake; in most cases not even felt; {s} frail, feeble; having little physical strength; enervated; faint; dilute, watery (as a weak coffee or tea); powerless; lacking volume or loudness (as a weak pulse); falling or declining in price (Finance); not emphasized, unstressed (of a word, a syllable or vowel); If someone has an organ or sense that is weak, it is not very effective or powerful, or is likely to fail. Until the beating, Cantanco's eyesight had been weak, but adequate She tired easily and had a weak heart; To make or become weak; to weaken; Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine; Thin sounding, no dynamics, reduced lows In an AlNiCo magnet speaker, it usually means the magnet has been partially demagnetized If the speaker has been reconed, it may not have been recharged, or remagnetized, since many reconers don't own or have access to a magnetizer; If an object or surface is weak, it breaks easily and cannot support a lot of weight or resist a lot of strain. The owner said the bird may have escaped through a weak spot in the aviary Swimming is helpful for bones that are porous and weak. strong; Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue; If you describe someone as weak, you mean that they are not very confident or determined, so that they are often frightened or worried, or easily influenced by other people. You have been conditioned to believe that it is weak to be scared. strong + weakness weak·ness Many people felt that admitting to stress was a sign of weakness; Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope; 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"; Your weak points are the qualities or talents you do not possess, or the things you are not very good at. Geography was my weak subject His short stories tend to be weak on plot. strong + weakness weak·ness His only weakness is his temperament see also weakness; If you describe something such a country's currency, economy, industry, or government as weak, you mean that it is not successful, and may be likely to fail or collapse. The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners strong + weakness weak·ness The weakness of his regime is showing more and more; used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection; If something such as an argument or case is weak, it is not convincing or there is little evidence to support it. Do you think the prosecution made any particular errors, or did they just have a weak case? strong + weakly weak·ly The doctor weakly puts the case that the mother-to-be has many relatives, so needs less support from the hospital. + weakness weaknesses weak·ness the strengths and weaknesses of the government's case; debil; Lacking contrast; as, a weak negative; Lacking in good cards; deficient as to number or strength; as, a hand weak in trumps; If individuals or groups are weak, they do not have any power or influence. The council was too weak to do anything about it. = powerless The weak are people who are weak. He voiced his solidarity with the weak and defenceless. + weakness weak·ness It made me feel patronised, in a position of weakness. = impotence; If you describe someone's voice or smile as weak, you mean that it not very loud or big, suggesting that the person lacks confidence, enthusiasm, or physical strength. His weak voice was almost inaudible = feeble + weakly weak·ly He smiled weakly at reporters; lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"; Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army; lacking physical strength or vigor; The sort order of the SAS table is not validated That is, the sort order was established by a user (for example, through a SORTEDBY SAS data set option) The system cannot validate its correctness, so the order of the rows cannot be depended upon; having the attributes of man as opposed to e g divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity"; A weak physical force does not have much power or intensity. The molecules in regular liquids are held together by relatively weak bonds strong + weakly weak·ly The mineral is weakly magnetic; having little strength, as in: She felt weak because she hadn't eaten all day; Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering; (1) lacking strength; Poorly formed indistinct peds, barely observable in place When gently disturbed, the soil material parts into a mixture of whole and broken units and much material that exhibits no planes of weakness; Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint; Lacking grip typical for the wine; without character; A weak drink, chemical, or drug contains very little of a particular substance, for example because a lot of water has been added to it. a cup of weak tea a very weak bleach solution. strong; Wanting physical strength; Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish; If someone is weak, they are not healthy or do not have good muscles, so that they cannot move quickly or carry heavy things. I was too weak to move or think or speak His arms and legs were weak. strong + weakly weak·ly `I'm all right,' Max said weakly, but his breathing came in jagged gasps + weakness weak·ness Symptoms of anaemia include weakness, fatigue and iron deficiency; Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant; having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link"; lacking power; characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; "an effeminate civilization"; Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress; Tending toward a lower price or lower prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market; Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted; Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship; overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"; lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"; Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc; Coffee that lacks body but is not flat; wayk; dilute; debile; thready; foible; {s} weakling
weak declension: The declension pattern of a weak noun
weak force: The weak nuclear force
weak interaction: the fundamental interaction responsible for the weak nuclear force
weak nuclear: describing the weak nuclear force
weak nuclear force: One of the four fundamental forces that is associated with nuclear decay. Its gauge bosons are the W+, W- and Z0 particles
weak nuclear forces: plural form of weak nuclear force
weak nuclear interaction: The fundamental interaction responsible for the weak nuclear force
weak nuclear interactions: plural form of weak nuclear interaction
weak sister: A person who is cowardly or indecisive
Your course of action this past year has bordered on criminal negligence, he barks to the man whose job he means to take. You're a weak sister, Mr. President..
weak sister: A person or thing which is the least robust or least dependable member of a group
San Antonio has always been viewed as the weak sister of the big regional centers of Houston and Dallas.
weak sisters: plural form of weak sister
weak verb: A class of Germanic verbs which use a dental affix appended to the stem to indicate tense
weak verbs: plural form of weak verb
weak-kneed: Lacking will power or strength of character; timid
It is incontrovertible that the children grow up into rotten adults, without virility or stamina, a weak-kneed, narrow-chested, listless breed, that crumples up and goes down in the brute struggle for life.
weak-minded: mentally deficient
weak-minded: lacking judgement
weak-minded: foolish
weak-kneed: without resolute purpose or energy
weak spot: weak part: a place of especial vulnerability
weak typing: (Bilgisayar) In computer science, weak typing (a.k.a. loose typing) is a property attributed to the type systems of some programming languages. It is the opposite of strong typing, and consequently the term weak typing has as many different meanings as strong typing does
weak willed: Easily swayed; easily tempted or led astray
weak argument: way of reasoning which is not convincing
weak character: instability in nature, tendency to follow others
weak force: or weak nuclear force Fundamental interaction that underlies some forms of radioactivity and certain interactions between subatomic particles. It acts on all elementary particles that have a spin of 1 2 . The particles interact weakly by exchanging particles that have integer spins. These particles have masses about 100 times that of a proton, and it is this relative massiveness that makes the weak force appear weak at low energies. For example, in radioactive decay, the weak force has a strength about 1/100,000 that of the electromagnetic force. However, it is now known that the weak force has intrinsically the same strength as the electromagnetic force, and the two are believed to be only different manifestations of a single electroweak force (see electroweak theory)
weak headed: having low intelligence, being simple-minded
weak interaction: A fundamental interaction between elementary particles that is several orders of magnitude weaker than the electromagnetic interaction and is responsible for some particle decay, nuclear beta decay, and neutrino absorption and emission. Also called weak force
weak interaction: (physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons
weak kneed: indecisive; not thorough
weak link: frail connection
weak minded: of low intelligence (Offensive); easily convinced, persuaded without difficulty; foolish
weak part: a place of especial vulnerability
weak performance: performance that is not as good as it should be, bad performance
weak point: weak spot, part that is weakest and most painful; flaw, undesirable characteristic
weak point: an attribute that is inadequate or deficient
weak side: The side of the court away from the ball
weak side: Then side of the shooters body of the non dominant hand For a right-handed person, the left side For a left-handed person, the right side Sport shooting competitions may require a shooter to wear a strong side holster
weak side: The side of the pool opposite the side on which the ball is located
weak side: the side of the field that doesn't currently have the ball
weak side: Refers to the side of the pool opposite to where the ball is located
weak side: The side of an unbalanced line with the least players
weak side: Refers to the side of the pool opposite to where to ball is located
weak side: The side of the pool opposite of where the ball is located TOP
weak side: The side of an unbalanced line with the fewest number of players
weak spot: weak point, part that is the weakest and most painful, least successful characteristic
weak-headed: {s} having low intelligence, being simple-minded
weak-headedness: stupidity, dumbness; state of being easily intoxicated by alcoholic drinks; state of tending to feel dizzy
weak-kneed: If you describe someone as weak-kneed, you mean that they are unable or unwilling to do anything because they are influenced by a strong emotion such as fear. He would need all his authority to keep the weak-kneed volunteers from bolting. lacking courage and unable to make your own decisions
weak-kneed: lacking will power or resolution; "the role of the dissenter is not for the weak-kneed
weak-minded: showing little intelligence, or easily persuaded
weak-sighted: being near-sighted
weak-willed: someone who is weak-willed does not do something difficult that they had intended to do
bring it weak: To fail to accomplish an accomplishable task or to make an attempt at less than maximum effort; to "half-ass" or "fake the funk"
Unwilling to try his hardest, Jason instead chose to bring it weak at the gym, and didn't even break a sweat.
piss-weak: Extremely weak
This lager is piss-weak.
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak: For much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible
weakness: An inadequate quality; fault
His inability to speak in front of an audience was his weakness.
weakness: A special fondness or desire
She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.
weakness: The condition of being weak
In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.
weakly: {a} feebly
weakly: {a} feeble, infirm, sickly
weakness: {n} a feebleness, defect, failing, fault
weakness: {n} ınvalidness
weakness: {n} ınvalidity
grow weak: Became fatigued, became feeble, became powerless, became faint
as weak as a baby: very weak, without much strength
felt weak: lost one's strength
grew weak: became fatigued, became feeble, became powerless, became faint
if the mighty have succumbed how shall the weak emerge unscathed?: if the big ones are that way what can you expect from the younger ones?
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak: amusing saying used when one would like to do something but does not have the time or ability or energy necessary to do it
the weak sex: nickname for women due to their relative physical weakness
weaker: {s} most weak
weaker: comparative of weak
weakest: {s} most weak
weakly: in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her"
weakly: Not strong of constitution; infirm; feeble; as, a weakly woman; a man of a weakly constitution
weakly: In a weak manner; with little strength or vigor; feebly
weakly: Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak
weakly: lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
weakly: With little strength or force
weakly: feebly; powerlessly; unconvincingly; faintly
weakly: {s} weak, feeble, frail; sickly
weakly: in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her
weakness: A condition that a Pokémon card has in which attacks by a certain color Pokémon do more damage to that Pokémon When a Pokémon attacks another Pokémon that has a Weakness to the first Pokémon's color, the amount of damage doen by the attack to the second Pokémon is doubled
weakness: The disadvantageous special Descriptor associated with your Omegaed Planet Many Weaknesses tie directly to the Power, and either limit it in some way, negate it under some circumstances, or provide a way to counter it But this need not be the case, and a Weakness could work in any way What is important is that it be somehow exceptional, either in degree or nature, or it would simply be a Flaw Trait
weakness: 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"
weakness: If a Pokémon has Weakness, it takes double damage when attacked by Pokémon of a certain other type Weakness is indicated in the lower left-hand corner of the card
weakness: a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate"
weakness: The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness
weakness: a square inadequately defended, generally not capable of being guarded by pawns
weakness: If you have a weakness for something, you like it very much, although this is perhaps surprising or undesirable. Stephen himself had a weakness for cats His one weakness, apart from aeroplanes, is ice cream. see also weak
weakness: powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"
weakness: That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect
weakness: the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
weakness: An internal characteristic of an organization that impedes its ability to compete Having costs above the industry average typifies a weakness
weakness: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
weakness: lub zog tab; tsis ua tau
weakness: {i} feebleness; drawback, disadvantage; defect; foible
weakness: the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen
weakness: {i} asthenia
weakness: debility
weakness: paresis
weaknesses: plural of weakness
weaknesses: Negative, internal and controllable factors Should be improved upon
weaknesses: Deficiencies that inhibit the ability to perform or achieve results, and must be overcome to avoid failure

Turkish - English

Definition of weak in Turkish English dictionary
kestane suyu gibi very weak: (coffee)
ölü gözü gibi very dull, pale, weak: (light)

weak

Turkish pronunciation

wik

Synonyms

feeble, frail, powerless, dilute, watery, anemic, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, effete, enervated, exhausted, faint, flaccid, flimsy

Antonyms

healthy, powerful, robust, strong, potent, firm, bold, brave, confident, loud, noisy, able, capable, fit, sufficient

Pronunciation

/ˈwēk/ /ˈwiːk/

Etymology

[ 'wEk ] (adjective.) 14th century. Middle English weike, from Old Norse veikr "weak," cognate with Old English wīcan "to yield." Proto-Indo-European base *weik- "to bend, wind". Replaced the native Old English wāc.