Weak meaning

What does “weak” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“weak” is an adjective with 12 meanings. Its most common meaning is: wanting in physical strength.

weak

wanting in physical strength
“a weak pillar”
Oppositesstrong
overly diluted; thin and insipid
“washy coffee”
“watery milk”
Synonymswatery washy
(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”
Synonymsunaccented light
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
“I'm only a fallible human”
“frail humanity”
Synonymsfallible frail imperfect
tending downward in price
“a weak market for oil stocks”
deficient or lacking in some skill
“he's weak in spelling”
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
“a feeble old woman”
“her body looked sapless”
Synonymsdecrepit debile feeble infirm rickety sapless weakly
(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
not having authority, political strength, or governing power
“a weak president”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
“a faint outline”
“the wan sun cast faint shadows”
Synonymsfaint
likely to fail under stress or pressure
“the weak link in the chain”
deficient in intelligence or mental power
“a weak mind”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University