The condition of being weak.
Near-synonyms: debility, frailty, vulnerability; vincibility
A special fondness or obsessing desire.
She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.
From Middle English wayknesse, weykenesse, replacing earlier Middle English wocnesse, wakenes, wacnesse (“weakness”), from Old English wācnes (“weakness”). Equivalent to weak + -ness.
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