Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

silpnas (weak) +‎ -ybė (-ness)

Noun edit

silpnýbė f (plural silpnýbės) stress pattern 1

  1. (rare or dated) weakness (the state of being weak)
    Synonym: silpnumas (weakness)
    Antonyms: stiprumas (strength), tvirtumas (strength, fortitude, steadfastness), jėga (force, strength, vigor)
  2. weakness (defect, deficiency, fault)
    Synonyms: trūkumas (shortcoming), yda (vice), defektas (defect)
    Antonym: stiprybė (strength)
    Hypernyms: ypatybė (feature, trait), bruožas (trait), savybė (characteristic)
    Kokia yra tavo didžiausia silpnybė?What is your biggest weakness?
  3. weakness (inclination, hobby, predilection)
    Synonyms: palinkimas, polinkis, pamėgimas, pomėgis
    Šuniukai – mano silpnybė.Puppies are my weakness.
    turėti silpnybę prie alausto have a weakness for beer

Declension edit

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Further reading edit