weak
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- adjective
- /wiːk/
:
débil
- The dash light cast a weak glow in the small space of the car.
- weak light
- weak signal
- too weak
I'll be strong as a mountain or weak as a Willow tree.
- I'll be strong as a mountain or weak as a Willow tree.
- It can only show a weak possible association.
- I mean, that's that's a competition, but the the data is weak on the training.
- And they detected a very, very weak signal using this antenna.
- And overtime, the waves will become weaker and they'll become less frequent.
- It's so small compared to even the weakest fluorescent bulbs.
- Yeah, quite weak to my taste though.
- The theory is for a weak pulse and.
- And we see that that gets a weaker uptake than willing.
Examples
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This is pretty weak lighting, so I say low light.
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- I got a weak signal over there.
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Ah it's too weak to tell.
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"Wherever light is, no matter how weak, these flowers will find it."
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The huge night sky all but smothers the weak light from the town up ahead.
Fiction book (1993) -
Furthermore, his voice was at times weak and his diction was not the best.
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Well, we have a very weak signal via satellite comm relay.
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The signal is weak, but we read you clearly.
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The weak light from the lamp made it hard to read the fine print.
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She felt a weak gust of wind as she stood outside on the calm evening.
Synonyms
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Quiet and hard to hear
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5.2
Not strong or convincing, for example an argument
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2.7
Very slight and hard to notice
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1.0
Something like pain and criticism that is not very strong or serious
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Not strong and small in amount
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3.6
Less bright, loud, or strong than something else
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3.7
A little paler in color or not very heavy
Not very strong physically, in health, or in quality
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Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.3
A basic interaction in nature that causes some radioactive decay and acts on particles like neutrinos
- Specialized
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8.1
A basic force that makes some tiny particles change and causes some radioactive decay
- Specialized
A scientific idea that explains the weak force that makes some atoms change into other atoms
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Etymology
Weak comes from the old English word wāc, meaning 'pliant' or 'easily bent', and is like other old German words for 'not strong'. So, a weak light, sound, or color is one that is low in strength or not very clear.