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weak
English
Etymology
From Middle English weyk, wayk, weik, waik, from Old Norse veikr (“weak”), from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz (“weak, yielded, pliant, bendsome”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, wind”). Cognate with Old English w?c (“weak, bendsome”), Saterland Frisian wook (“soft, gentle, tender”), West Frisian weak (“soft”), Dutch week (“soft, weak”), German weich (“weak, soft”), Norwegian veik (“weak”), Swedish vek (“weak, pliant”), Icelandic veikur (“bendsome, weak”). Related to Old English w?can (“to yield”). Doublet of week and wick. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
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Pronunciation
- enPR: w?k, IPA(key): /wi?k/
- Rhymes: -i?k
- Homophone: week
Adjective
weak (comparative weaker, superlative weakest)
- Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
- weak with hunger, mad with love
- Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
- Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
- 1703, Nicholas Rowe, The Fair Penitent Act I, scene I:
- Guard thy heart / On this weak side, where most our nature fails.
- 1703, Nicholas Rowe, The Fair Penitent Act I, scene I:
- Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
- (grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including:
- (Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.
- (Germanic languages, of nouns) Showing less distinct grammatical endings.
- (Germanic languages, of adjectives) Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.
- (chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
- (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
- (slang) Bad or uncool.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)
- Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
- Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
- Lacking in vigour or expression.
- Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
- (stock exchange) Tending towards lower prices.
- (photography) Lacking contrast.
Synonyms
- (lacking in force or ability): feeble, frail, powerless, vincible, assailable, vulnerable
- (lacking in taste or potency): dilute, watery
- See also Thesaurus:weak
Antonyms
- (lacking in force or ability): healthy, powerful, robust, strong, invincible
- (lacking in taste or potency): potent, robust, strong
- (chemistry: that does not ionize completely): strong
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Wake, wake, weka
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v???k/
Adjective
weak
- (Clay) soft
Inflection
Alternative forms
- wêk (Wood)
Further reading
- “weak (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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mature
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /m??tj??/, /m??t???/, /m??t???/
- (US) IPA(key): /m??t??(?)?/, /m??t??/, /m??t(j)???/
- Rhymes: -??(?), -??(?), -??(?)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French mature, from Latin m?t?rus. Doublet of maduro. Partially displaced ripe, from Old English r?pe (“ripe, mature”).
Adjective
mature (comparative maturer or more mature, superlative maturest or most mature)
- Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
- Brought to a state of complete readiness.
- Profound; careful.
- (medicine, obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
- (television, film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
Synonyms
- (grown up in terms of physical appearance): adult, grown; see also Thesaurus:full-grown
- (grown up in terms of behaviour or thinking): adultish, grown up; see also Thesaurus:mature
- (suitable for adults only): adult; see also Thesaurus:for adults
Antonyms
- (grown up): childish, immature
- (profound): superficial
Derived terms
- maturation
- maturely
- matureness
- maturity
- sexually mature
Translations
Etymology 2
From French maturer (“to mature”), from Latin m?t?r?.
Verb
mature (third-person singular simple present matures, present participle maturing, simple past and past participle matured)
- (intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
- Synonyms: develop, grow, progress, ripen
- (intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
- Synonyms: ripen, ripen up
- (transitive) To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
- (transitive) To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
- Synonym: ripen
- (intransitive, of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
- Synonyms: age, develop, grow up; see also Thesaurus:to age
- (transitive) To make (someone) mature.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:make older
- (intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due.
Synonyms
- maturate
Derived terms
- maturable
- mature up
Translations
Anagrams
- tamure
French
Etymology
From Middle French mature, borrowed from Latin m?t?rus. Doublet of mûr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ty?/
- Homophones: maturent, matures
Adjective
mature (plural matures)
- (of a person) mature
Verb
mature
- first-person singular present indicative of maturer
- third-person singular present indicative of maturer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of maturer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of maturer
- second-person singular imperative of maturer
Further reading
- “mature” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ure
Adjective
mature f pl
- feminine plural of maturo
Anagrams
- murate
- mutare
- muterà
Latin
Adjective
m?t?re
- vocative masculine singular of m?t?rus
References
- mature in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mature in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mature in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle English
Noun
mature
- Alternative form of matere
Portuguese
Verb
mature
- first-person singular present subjunctive of maturar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of maturar
- third-person singular imperative of maturar
mature From the web:
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- what mature bone cells
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- when someone is mature
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