Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weaker vessel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: weak-er ves-sel
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman; women collectively.

Dated; Offensive

Example Sentences

"Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel."
"Certainly, when Satan first made the Attempt upon Eve, he did not think he should have so easily conquered her. . . . Well might she be said to be the weaker Vessel, tho’ Adam himself had little enough to say for his being the stronger."
"When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do. Then they act upon it, and, if it succeeds, they give the weaker vessel half the credit of it. If it fails, they generously give her the whole."

Usage

Inflected Forms

weaker vessels (plural)

Phrases

fair sex weaker sex

Frequently Paired Words

fair sex weaker sex

Questions

What does weaker vessel mean?: A woman; women collectively.

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