Definition of weak

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • weak is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • weak is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • weak is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of weak


  • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc (adjective)

    Examples

    1. weak colors
    2. a weak pulse

    Synonyms

    1. faint
  • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a weak stress on the second syllable

    Synonyms

    1. light
    2. unaccented
  • overly diluted; thin and insipid (adjective)

    Examples

    1. weak tea

    Synonyms

    1. washy
    2. watery
  • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. fallible
    2. frail
    3. imperfect
  • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. debile
    2. decrepit
    3. feeble
    4. infirm
    5. rickety
    6. sapless
    7. weakly
  • deficient in intelligence or mental power (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a weak mind
  • deficient or lacking in some skill (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he's weak in spelling
  • likely to fail under stress or pressure (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the weak link in the chain
  • not having authority, political strength, or governing power (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a weak president
  • tending downward in price (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a weak market for oil stocks
  • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection (adjective)
  • wanting in physical strength (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a weak pillar

See definition of weak in Merriam Webster