flaqueza

/flaˈkesa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

plural
flaquezas

Meaning

  1. weakness

    • Es su flaqueza.

      It is his weakness.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

debilidad

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 flaqueza mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es su ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches flaqueza?

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