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the water so weakened the soup that it tasted like dishwater.
weakling n. milksop, baby, mollycoddle, lightweight, namby-pamby, US and
Canadian milquetoast, Colloq sissy or Brit also cissy, loser,
cream puff, jellyfish, pushover, softie or softy, Slang wimp,
twerp or twirp, US weak sister, schnook, schlemiel or schlemihl
or shlemiel: If you count on a weakling like Geoffrey, nothing
will ever get done.
weakness n. 1 feebleness, frailty, fragility, delicacy, delicateness,
vulnerability, infirmity, decrepitude: They discovered a
weakness in the structure of the bridge, so it had to be closed.
2 incapacity, irresolution, irresoluteness, impotence,
powerlessness, puniness: He is ashamed of his weakness in being
unable to stop smoking. 3 weak point, foible, failing, fault,
shortcoming, flaw, Achilles' heel, defect, imperfection,
liability: Her one great weakness is her inability to deny her
children anything. 4 soft spot, fondness, affection, liking,
preference, bent, leaning, inclination, fancy, penchant,
predilection, proneness, proclivity, predisposition, partiality,
appreciation, appetite, sweet tooth, taste, eye: The two of
them share a weakness for good food and wine.
wealth n. 1 affluence, riches, money, opulence, prosperity, property,
holdings, capital, assets, wherewithal, cash: Most of their
wealth comes from illicit trade in diamonds. 2 profusion,
abundance, bounty, plenteousness, bounteousness, copiousness,
mine, plenitude, fullness, store, cornucopia, richness: Janet
has a wealth of ideas for situation-comedy plots.
wealthy adj. rich, affluent, well off, prosperous, well-to-do, opulent,
comfortable, moneyed, Colloq in the money, on Easy Street,
flush, well-heeled, in clover, Slang loaded, stinking (rich),
filthy rich, quids in, rolling in it: Bill has a wealthy aunt
who sends him a little something now and then.
wear v. 1 be dressed or clothed in, dress in, put on, don, be in,
step or get into or in, have on, sport: I shall wear my new
suit tonight. 2 display, show, exhibit, have, adopt, assume: I
wondered why she wore such a curious expression. 3 Often, wear
down or away or off. damage, impair, harm, fray, erode, abrade,
corrode, rub (off): The water has worn down the rocks till they
are round and shiny. The inscription on the stone is worn away.