weakness
Lack of power
Weakness is the state of lacking strength, power, or effectiveness.
A weakness in a structure is a vulnerable point; a weakness in an argument is a flaw.
Personal weaknesses are shortcomings or deficiencies: Public speaking is my weakness.
The word also describes fondness that undermines resolve: I have a weakness for chocolate.
In this sense, weakness implies susceptibility to temptation.
Easily broken or damaged
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- infirmWeak in body
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
enfeebled · decrepit · brittle · tenuous · shaky · unsteady · wobbly · faltering
Bodily disorder or disease
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
- ailmentMinor health problem
condition · disorder · affliction · invalidism · convalescence · decline · deterioration
Deficient supply of necessities
- lackDeficiency or absence
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- deficitAmount still owed
shortcoming · limitation · failing · gap · want · absence · scarcity · dearth
Liability to influence
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- chinkNarrow slit or clink
- underbellyVulnerable lower surface
liability · flaw · openness · unprotected · penetrable · assailable · pregnable · exploitable
State of utter depletion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- wearinessState of being drained
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
enervation · depletion · sluggishness · listlessness · languor · prostration · collapse · spent
Yielding to desire
- viceBad habit or deputy
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
penchant · proclivity · susceptibility · predilection · inclination · compulsion · obsession · appetite
Gentle, caring quality
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
soft-heartedness · sympathy · clemency · forgiveness · kindheartedness · sensitivity · sentimentality · warm-heartedness
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
debilitated · enfeebled · decrepit · brittle · tenuous · shaky · unsteady · wobbly · faltering · powerless
sickness
Bodily disorder or disease
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
ailment · condition · disorder · affliction · invalidism · convalescence · decline · deterioration
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
- lackDeficiency or absence
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
deficit · shortcoming · limitation · failing · gap · want · absence · scarcity · dearth · paucity
susceptibility
Liability to influence
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- chinkNarrow slit or clink
underbelly · liability · flaw · openness · unprotected · penetrable · assailable · pregnable · exploitable · at-risk
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
burnout · enervation · depletion · sluggishness · listlessness · languor · prostration · collapse · spent · worn
indulgence
Yielding to desire
addiction · penchant · proclivity · susceptibility · predilection · inclination · compulsion · obsession · appetite · urge
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- leniencyMildness in punishment
softness · soft-heartedness · sympathy · clemency · forgiveness · kindheartedness · sensitivity · sentimentality · warm-heartedness · benevolence
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- -NESS wordsfullness, happiness, kindness, darkness, sadness
- bodily sensationspain, ache, tingling, burning, numbness
- body stressmuscle tension, soreness, stiffness, strain, aches
- body symptomsheadache, headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue
- characterizationprotagonist, trait, antagonist, hero, villain
- human weaknessInherent mortal vulnerability
- moment of weakness
- hidden weakness
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
- weakness of willFailing to follow conviction
- structural weaknessFlaw in construction integrity