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The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.
  2. n. That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect.
  3. n. a flaw or weak point
  4. n. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
  5. n. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain
  6. n. the condition of being financially weak
  7. n. a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you
  8. 1. The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness. 2. That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect. Many take pleasure in spreading abroad the weakness of an exalted character. Spectator. Syn. -- Feebleness; debility; languor; imbecility; infirmness; infirmity; decrepitude; frailty; faintness.
  9. n:100 n. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain n. the condition of being financially weak n. a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you