weakling

weakling

English

Etymology

From weak +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːkˈlɪŋɡ/, /ˈwiːklɨŋɡ/

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Adjective

weakling

1. weak, either physically, morally or mentally

Translations

weak, either physically, morally or mentally

Bulgarian: слаб (bg) (slab), хилав (bg) (hilav) Hebrew: חֲלַשְׁלוּשׁ‎ (he) m (ẖalashlúsh) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: belingaz (ku), perîşan (ku), jar (ku), hejar (ku) Maori: rōrā, tīmohea Portuguese: fracote Russian: сла́бый (ru) (slábyj), хи́лый (ru) (xílyj) Spanish: enclenque (es), fuñingue (es) (Chile, Cuba), pusilánime (es) Swedish: vek (sv)

Noun

weakling (plural weaklings)

1. A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
2. (figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
   • c.1551, Hugh Latimer, a sermon in Lincolnshire

     We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy.

Synonyms

• (person of weak constitution): twerk, twerp
• (person of weak character): pushover, sissy, weenie; see also Thesaurus:milksop

Antonyms

• strongling

Translations

person of weak or even sickly physical constitution

Alemannic German: Abziehbildle n Bulgarian: слабак (bg) m (slabak) Catalan: nyicris Czech: slaboch m Esperanto: malfortulo Danish: svækling (da) c Dutch: zwakkeling (nl) m Finnish: rääpäle (fi), surkimus (fi) French: gringalet (fr) m German: Schwächling (de) m Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: belingaz (ku), perîşan (ku), jar (ku), hejar (ku), şepirze (ku) Maori: tīmohea, rōrā Polish: słabeusz (pl) m Portuguese: fracote m or f Russian: слаба́к (ru) m (slabák) Sanskrit: दुर्बल (sa) m (durbala) Spanish: enclenque (es) m or f Swedish: ynkling c, vekling (sv) c, sillmjölke c Welsh: swbach m

person of weak character

Bulgarian: малодушен човек (malodušen čovek) Catalan: nyicris Chinese: Mandarin: 懦夫 (zh) (nuòfū) Finnish: ketale, kutale, surkimus (fi) French: poule mouillée (fr) f German: Schwächling (de) m, Feigling (de) m, Weichei (de) n Italian: femminuccia (it), coniglio (it), fifone (it), codardo (it), vigliacco (it), pollo (it), merlo (it), mollusco (it), pappamolle, smidollato (it), rammollito (it) Japanese: 弱虫 (よわむし, yowamushi) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: belingaz (ku), perîşan (ku), jar (ku), hejar (ku), reben (ku) Luxembourgish: Feigling m Norwegian: Bokmål: svekling m Polish: słabeusz (pl) m, mięczak (pl) m Portuguese: fracote m or f Russian: слаба́к (ru) m (slabák), хлю́пик (ru) m (xljúpik), тря́пка (ru) f (trjápka) Spanish: pusilánime (es) m Swedish: ynkling c Welsh: llipryn m

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Translations to be checked

Czech: slaboch m Danish: svækling (da) c Dutch: zwakkeling (nl) m French: gringalet (fr) m

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967