different between predilection vs weakness

English

Alternative forms

• prædilection (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from French prédilection.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?i?.d??l?k.?n?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??.d??l?k.?n?/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

predilection (countable and uncountable, plural predilections)

1. A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
   • 1967, Flann O’Brien, The Third Policeman, ch. 2,

     A row of houses he regards as a row of necessary evils. The softening and degeneration of the human race he attributes to its progressive predilection for interiors and waning interest in the art of going out and staying there.

   • 1987, Edwin M. Yoder Jr., "Lewis Powell a Fine Sense of Balance," Washington Post, 29 Jun.,

     But for him the first rule of judging was to set aside personal predilection and vote the law and the facts.

   • 2000, Terry McCarthy, "Lost Generation," Time Asia, 23 Oct.,

     ... youth’s predilection for revolt.

   • 2001, Marina Cantacuzino, "On deadly ground," The Guardian, 13 Mar.,

     Wilson doesn’t see any inconsistency between his socialism and his predilection for the high life.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:predilection

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• weakenes (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English weykenesse; equivalent to weak +? -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wi?k.n?s/

Noun

weakness (countable and uncountable, plural weaknesses)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being weak.

2. (countable) An inadequate quality; fault
3. (countable) A special fondness or desire.

Synonyms

• (condition of being weak): frailty, powerlessness, vincibility, vulnerability
• (fault): fault, defect, flaw, hole

Antonyms

• (condition of being weak): strength, durability, invincibility, powerfulness
• (fault): strength, forte

Translations

Further reading

• weakness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• weakness in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.