American English pronunciation
How to pronounce weaker
IPA transcription: ['wikɚ]
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Adjective
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wanting in physical strength
“a weak pillar”
Adjective
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deficient in magnitude; 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”
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overly diluted; thin and insipid
“washy coffee”
“watery milk”
“weak tea”
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(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”
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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”
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tending downward in price
“a weak market for oil stocks”
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deficient or lacking in some skill
“he's weak in spelling”
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lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
“a feeble old woman”
“her body looked sapless”
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(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
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not having authority, political strength, or governing power
“a weak president”
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likely to fail under stress or pressure
“the weak link in the chain”
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deficient in intelligence or mental power
“a weak mind”
Usage examples
- Long landing gear legs are heavy, bulky, and weaker than their shorter counterparts.
- Worryingly, the radio signal became weaker.
- Magic power does become weaker as more magic is used.
- The span and profile are optimised for the weaker gliding weather of central Europe.
- This maintained a strong President, who controls a weaker Prime Minister.
- Worryingly, the radio signal became weaker.
- Worryingly, the radio signal became weaker.
- Worryingly, the radio signal became weaker.
- Worryingly, the radio signal became weaker.
- Worryingly, the radio signal became weaker.