weakness.
The condition of being weak.
Meaning & usage
The condition of being weak.
In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.
An inadequate quality; fault.
His inability to speak in front of an audience was his weakness.
The only weakness in her plan was its reliance on the electricity being up and running.
A special fondness or obsessing desire.
She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English weyknesse, replacing earlier Middle English wocnesse, wakenes, wacnesse (“weakness”), from Old English wācnes (“weakness”). Equivalent to weak + -ness.
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