weaker sex
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see weaker, sex.
Example Sentences
- "For a man raised since birth to be strong, resolute, spare with words, and never to bow to the weepings and handwringings of the weaker sex, he had poured out his heart in that letter."
- ""There's always a reason behind a lie. People can be very good at lying. Women can be especially good at it because they're the weaker sex and we, that's what the books say, and we want to protect them and not have anyone take advantage of them. At least I do," Farese said during closing statements Wednesday."
Usage
Inflected Forms
the weaker sex (canonical)