The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
weak adjective ( NOT STRONG )
/wiːk/ adj Definition
•
not strong; not strong enough to work, last, succeed, persuade or be effectiveIt's not surprising you feel weak if you haven't eaten properly for days.
The electromagnetic field strength becomes weaker as you move further away from high voltage cables.
He was a weak king surrounded by corrupt advisers.
Any evidence that exists to support the hypothesis is fairly weak.
He gave the weakest of excuses when asked why he was late.
•
describes a drink that contains a lot of water compared to its other contents, so that it does not have a strong flavourI can't stand weak coffee/tea.
•
specialized describes an acid, alkali or chemical base that does not produce many ions (= atoms with an electrical charge) when it is dissolved in waterweakly adverb
/ˈwiː.kli/ adv (Definition of weak adjective (NOT STRONG) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Our dictionaries
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “weak”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
Topic:
Drinks - general words
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
Blog
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
