wanting in physical strength; a weak pillar'

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

[ Syn: faint ]

likely to fail under stress or pressure; the weak link in the chain'

deficient in intelligence or mental power; a weak mind'

overly diluted; thin and insipid; washy coffee; watery milk; weak tea

[ Syn: watery , 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

[ Syn: unaccented , light ]

wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; Im only a fallible human; frail humanity

[ Syn: fallible , 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

[ Syn: decrepit , 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'