WEAK KNEED

Meaning of WEAK KNEED in English

not strong in character, lacking will power Marvin yielded to temptation. He appears to be weak kneed.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

WEAK-KNEED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : easily yielding : lacking will power or resolution : irresolute role of the dissenter is not for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — If you describe someone as weak-kneed , you mean that they are unable or unwilling to do anything because they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a weak-kneed coward EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Criticisms of solipsism should therefore count as …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEAK-KNEED — adjective Date: 1863 lacking willpower or resolution
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WEAK-KNEED — (a.) Having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution.
Английский словарь Webster
WEAK-KNEED — ( a. ) Having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — — weak-kneedly , adv. — weak-kneedness , n. /week"need"/ , adj. yielding readily to opposition, pressure, intimidation, etc. [ 1860-65 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAK KNEED — indecisive; not thorough
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WEAK-KNEED — adjective Date: 1863 : lacking willpower or resolution
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAK-KNEED — adj having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution.
Webster English vocab
WEAK-KNEED — Pronunciation: ' w ē k- ' n ē d Function: adjective Date: 1863 : lacking willpower or resolution
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — ■ adjective 1》 weak and shaky from fear or excitement. 2》 lacking in resolve or courage.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WEAK-KNEED — [weak-kneed] adj (1863): lacking willpower or resolution
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEAK-KNEED — weak-kneed BrE AmE ˌwiːk ˈniːd ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — adjective ( informal ) lacking courage or strength
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — ˌweak-ˈkneed BrE AmE adjective informal lacking courage and unable to make your own decisions
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAK-KNEED — If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they are unable or unwilling to do anything because they are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEAK KNEED — Synonyms and related words : abulic, afraid, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, daunted, dismayed, double-minded, faint, fainthearted, faltering, fearful, feeble, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAK-KNEED — Function: adjective Synonyms: VACILLATING 2, double-minded, faltering, irresolute, timid, uncertain, wavering, whiffling, wiggle-waggle, wobbly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WEAK-KNEED — adjective Synonyms: vacillating 2, double-minded, faltering, irresolute, timid, uncertain, wavering, whiffling, wiggle-waggle, wobbly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAK-KNEED — not strong in character, lacking will power Marvin yields to temptation, but I wouldn't say he's weak-kneed.
English Idioms vocabulary
WEAK-KNEED — прил. малодушный, слабовольный Syn : weak-willed, weak of will, weak-minded нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный weak-kneed слабовольный, малодушный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAK-KNEED — Слабовольный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WEAK-KNEED — weak-kneed.ogg ͵wi:kʹni:d a нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WEAK-KNEED — прил.малодушный, слабовольный Syn:weak-willed, weak of will, weak-minded
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WEAK KNEED — (a) малодушный; нерешительный; слабовольный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — a нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WEAK-KNEED — a нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WEAK KNEED — малодушный, слабовольный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WEAK KNEED — малодушный, слабовольный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WEAK-KNEED — прил. малодушный, слабовольный Syn: weak-willed , weak of will , weak-minded
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WEAK-KNEED — прил. малодушный, слабовольный Syn: weak-willed, weak of will, weak-minded
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WEAK-KNEED — _a. слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WEAK-KNEED — a. слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WEAK-KNEED — слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WEAK-KNEED — _a. слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WEAK-KNEED — слабовольный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — прил. малодушный, слабовольный Syn : weak-willed, weak of will, weak-minded нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный weak-kneed слабовольный, малодушный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNEED — adjective see: knee
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WEAK — I. ˈwēk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English waike, weike, weke, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEED — |nēd adjective Etymology: knee (I) + -ed 1. : having a knee or knees a graceful kneed table — often …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEED — (a.) Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed grass.
Английский словарь Webster
KNEED — (a.) Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed.
Английский словарь Webster
WEAK — ( v. i. ) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEED — ( a. ) Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEED — ( a. ) Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAK — /week/ , adj., weaker, weakest . 1. not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEED — see knee I
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAK — adjective Etymology: Middle English weike, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English wīcan to yield, Greek eikein to give …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAK — vi wanting physical strength. 2. weak ·vi tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market. 3. weak ·add. ·adj lacking …
Webster English vocab
KNEED — adj having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed. 2. kneed ·adj geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at …
Webster English vocab
WEAK — [weak] adj [ME weike, fr. ON veikr; akin to OE wican to yield, Gk eikein to give way, Skt vijate …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEAK — / wiːk; NAmE / adjective ( weaker , weakest ) NOT PHYSICALLY STRONG 1. not physically strong : She is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAK — weak S3 W2 /wiːk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ weakling , ↑ weakness ; verb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAK
Oxford English vocab
WEAK — ( weaker, weakest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If someone is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEAK — Synonyms and related words : Adamic, Adamite, Adamitic, abulic, accented, accessible, achromatic, achromic, afraid, airy, alveolar, amenable, anemic, anile, anthropocentric, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAK — adj. Function: adjective 1 lacking physical, mental, or moral strength FF1C; a weak spirit in a weak body FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WEAK — adjective 1. lacking physical, mental, or moral strength a weak spirit in a weak body Synonyms: decrepit, feeble, flimsy, fragile, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAK — INDEX: 1. physically weak 2. not powerful 3. easy to attack or harm 4. to make someone or something weak …
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAK — adj. 25B6; adjective they are too weak to move : FRAIL, feeble, delicate, fragile; infirm, sick, sickly, debilitated, incapacitated, ailing, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

English Idioms vocab

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