What is another word for weakliness?

Pronunciation: [wˈiːklinəs] (IPA)

The term "weakliness" refers to the state or quality of being weak. There are several synonyms for this term that can be used interchangeably depending on the context. Some of the most common synonyms include fragility, feebleness, delicacy, vulnerability, faintness, infirmity, and debility. Each of these descriptive words conveys a sense of lacking strength, resilience, or power. Fragility suggests a tendency to break easily, while feebleness connotes a lack of physical or mental vigor. Delicacy implies that something is easily damaged or hurt, while vulnerability suggests weakness in the face of danger or adversity. Faintness, infirmity, and debility all convey a sense of diminished strength or vitality.

What are the hypernyms for Weakliness?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Weakliness

We may conceive an aristocracy choosing out, and gladly receiving into its own ranks as equals, every youth, every maiden, who was distinguished by intellect, virtue, valour, beauty, without respect to rank or birth; and rejecting in turn, from its own ranks, each of its own children who fell below some lofty standard, and showed by weakliness, dulness, or baseness, incapacity for the post of guiding and elevating their fellow-citizens.
"The Ancien Regime"
Charles Kingsley
Ye, of your strength, have burdened me, upon my weakliness, With burdens not to be endured of mountain nor of plain.
"Tales from the Arabic Volume 3"
John Payne
Persist not on my weakliness with thy disdain nor be Treason and breach of love its troth to thee attributed; For know that hither have I fared and come to this thy land, By hopes of union with thee and near fruition led.
"Tales from the Arabic Volume 3"
John Payne

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