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weakness definition

weak·ness (-nis)

noun

  1. the state or quality of being weak
  2. a weak point; fault or defect, as in one's character
    1. a liking; esp., an immoderate fondness (for something)
    2. something of which one is immoderately fond candy is my one weakness

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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