weaker
/ˈwikɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of weak: more weak
adj
Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the latter entails the former, but the former does not entail the latter.
Example Sentences
- "Yes, there were hundreds of companies in existence, but a form of natural selection was taking place. Weaker companies were swallowed up by larger ones."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwikɚ/
- British English: /ˈwiːkə/