Polyglot Dictionary

debilidad

/deβiliˈðað/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

plural
debilidades

Meaning

  1. weakness

    • El dulce es mi debilidad.

      Sweets are my weakness.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

flaqueza

flaqueza is more literary, an emotional or moral weakness, a soft spot; debilidad is more general, physical or general weakness, also "a weakness for" something.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

debilidade

debilidade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "weakness."

Portuguese

fraqueza

fraqueza is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "weakness."

Practice

1 What does debilidad mean?

2 Fill the gap: El dulce es mi ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches debilidad?

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