"weakness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwiːk.nəs/ Audio: en-us-weakness.ogg [US] Forms: weakness [singular], weaknesses [plural]
Etymology: weak + -ness Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|weak|ness}} weak + -ness Head templates: {{noun|weakness|weaknesses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Weakness is the condition of being weak.
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  2. A weakness is a fault.
    Sense id: simple-weakness-en-noun-Xm1OAXMJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ness
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