Synonym: failing, helplessness, impuissance. Similar words: darkness, sickness, thickness, homesickness, weariness, freakishness, weak, weaken. Meaning: ['wɪːknɪs] n. 1. a flaw or weak point 2. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act 3. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain 4. the condition of being financially weak 5. a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you.
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151 Successive governments have exploited our weakness for anything tax-free with a series of investment schemes.
152 In a moment of weakness the President had accepted the invitation.
153 This weakness of the banking system came during a period of rapid economic growth.
154 And the weakness in transportation issues could be bad news for the Dow Jones Industrial Average as well, said equity strategists.
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155 The strength or weakness of the dollar dominates the ebbs and flows of world rates of currency exchange.
156 These leftovers, the ketones, not only cause bad breath but constipation, nausea, and weakness as well.
157 One is that weakness in the system forces their hand.
158 Her decision has left Congress headless and embarrassed at having exposed its weakness.
159 The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
160 I do try to keep away from fattening foods[sentencedict.com], but my greatest weakness is chocolate cake.
161 Newly laid concrete that dries quickly often develops hair cracks which are potential points of weakness.
162 With the recent weakness in the auto industry, automakers are cutting production schedules.
163 After opening with moderate weakness, the industrial average led a resurgent move by economically sensitive stocks.
164 I have a great weakness for fresh herbs and love the scent of basil and tarragon.
165 A weakness is that it is not completely forward looking.
166 Weakness invaded her as his tongue darted over the fullness of her soft lips, dipped to taste the sweet moistness within.
167 It was a statement that was patently false, and an embarrassing public demonstration of his weakness as university leader.
168 And in time, his weakness may even be recalled fondly.
169 To wipe his brow would be a sign of weakness, too though; he wouldn't do it!
170 I have a tremendous weakness for the demon king, Brian Walden.
171 By contrast, it is easier to confirm an academic skill weakness through the use of standardized achievement tests.
172 As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. Henry David Thoreau
173 Yet that weakness makes it extremely difficult for Patten to make any concessions on his plan.
174 The dollar fell in value amid rumors of weakness in the U.S. economy.
175 They gasped for breath, struggled against debilitating weakness, and when the blood vessels around their brains ruptured, they died.
176 The new discovery, of weakness in welded joints, may delay plans to reopen the plant's two reactors.
177 The dollar is benefiting by default from the weakness of the yen.
178 I sat down in the long grass, puzzled to understand my weakness.
179 As we will describe in the final chapter, we should plan from strength and not from weakness.
180 Now her symptoms include thinking and memory problems, sleep disturbances, heart palpitations, dizziness and weakness, Lopez said.
More similar words: darkness, sickness, thickness, homesickness, weariness, freakishness, weak, weaken, weakling, earnestness, uselessness, selflessness, tactlessness, limitlessness, oneness, newness, coldness, slyness, witness, harness, fitness, hotness, finesse, shyness, illness, madness, sadness, ripeness, softness, hardness.