weaker

weaker
более слабый

the weaker sex — слабый пол

woman is weaker than man — женщины слабее мужчин

Синонимический ряд:
1. fainter (adj.) fainter; feebler; more muted
2. more boneless (adj.) more boneless; more emasculate; more forceless; more impotent; more inadequate; more ineffective; more ineffectual; more invertebrate; more powerless; more slack-spined; more spineless; wanner
3. more decrepit (adj.) frailer; more decrepit; more delicate; more fragile; more infirm; more unsound; punier; unsounder; weaklier
4. more dickey (adj.) more dickey; more fluctuant; more insecure; more insubstantial; more rootless; more tottery; more unstable; more unsure; more vacillating; more wavering; shakier; unstabler; unsteadier; wobblier
5. more dilute (adj.) more cut; more dilute; more diluted; more watered-down; more waterish; more watery; thinner; washier; waterier
6. more implausible (adj.) flimsier; more implausible; more improbable; more inconceivable; more incredible; more unbelievable; more unconceivable; more unconvincing; more unsubstantial; thicker

English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.

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  • Weaker — Weak Weak (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[ …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weaker — adj. Weaker is used with these nouns: ↑sex …   Collocations dictionary

  • weaker sex — n the weaker sex old fashioned used to refer to women as a group, in a way that is now considered offensive …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Weaker vessel — Vessel Ves sel, n. [OF. vessel, veissel, vaissel, vaissiel, F. vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel. Cf. {Vascular}, {Vase}.] 1. A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weaker vessel — noun Etymology: so called from the metaphor in 1 Pet 3:7(AV) : woman * * * weaker vessel noun A woman (from the Bible, 1 Peter 3.7) • • • Main Entry: ↑weak * * * weaker vessel, = woman (in the Bible, I Peter 3:7). (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • weaker vessel — noun A woman; women collectively. Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel …   Wiktionary

  • weaker sex — noun the weaker sex an expression meaning women, that is now usually considered offensive …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • weaker sex — noun : womankind * * * Sometimes Offensive. the female sex; women. * * * weaker sex noun (usu facetious) Women • • • Main Entry: ↑weak …   Useful english dictionary

  • weaker — adj. most weak wɪːk adj. frail, feeble; having little physical strength; enervated; faint; dilute, watery (as a weak coffee or tea); powerless; lacking volume or loudness (as a weak pulse); falling or declining in price (Finance); not… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • WEAKER — …   Useful english dictionary

  • weaker sex — Sometimes Offensive. the female sex; women. * * * …   Universalium


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