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1) a person unable to walk or move properly because of injury or weakness in the spine or legs (cripple)

2) causing severe weakness (crippling)

3) weakness (of health) (debility)

4) mental weakness caused by old age (dotage)

5) a weakness or fault (of character); in the absence of (failing)

6) to move, walk or act in an uncertain or hesitating manner, from either weakness or fear (falter)

7) suffering from physical or mental weakness because of old age; lacking intelligence because of old age (senile)

8) an act, sound, of uncontrollable shaking; to shake uncontrollably (from fear, anger, cold, physical weakness etc) (tremble)

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Meaning:
adoration

great love

intense love

affection

a kindly and Loving feeling

strong fondness

affinity

a close connection, relation, similarity

liking or inclination toward something

appetite

a physical desire for food

desire for food, worldly goods

ardour

enthusiasm (the more usual word)

enthusiasm

choice

(of fruit etc) of the best quality

power to select; selection

convalescence

the gradual recovery of health and strength

disability

default

to fail to perform a duty, to appear (e.g. in a law court) or to a debt

failure; want

defect

a fault; something that is not complete or perfect

blemish, imperfection

deficiency

(an instance of) the state of being short of, less than, what is correct or needed

imperfection, inadequacy

delicacy

the quality of being delicate (all senses)

daintiness, fineness of structure

delinquency

(an instance of) behaving badly

misconduct

disability

the state of being disabled

disadvantage, restriction

dotage

mental weakness caused by old age

feebleness, old age

drawback

something which lessens one's satisfaction or makes progress or success less easy

disadvantage

fatigue

the condition of being very tired

tiredness

fault

something that makes a person, thing etc imperfect

blame, sin; mistake

fervour

an enthusiastic feeling

excitement, enthusiasm

flaw

something that lessens the value, beauty or perfection of a thing

imperfection

foible

a slight peculiarity or defect of character, often one of which a person is wrongly proud

personal imperfection

habit

a person's usual or normal practice, especially one that cannot easily be given up

tendency, practice

hobby

an activity done for pleasure during one's free time

pleasurable pastime

imperfection

the state of being imperfect; a fault (the usual word)

flaw

inability

the lack of power or means

disabling lack of talent, skill

incapability

ineffectuality

ineffectuality

inclination

a liking or tendency

tendency, bent

instability

the absence of stability (of character)

imbalance, inconstancy

languor

the (cause of) loss of energy, health and happiness

lethargy

leaning

a tendency

tendency, bias

liking

the state of being fond of a person, thing

fondness, taste

love

a very strong, pleasant feeling about a person; sexual feeling or desire

adoration; very strong liking

lust

(an instance of) a great desire to possess something, especially strong sexual desire

appetite, passion

malaise

a feeling of discomfort but without clear signs of a particular illness

depression, sickness

need

a condition, fact, of feeling that something necessary is absent; things considered to be necessary; misfortune, bad circumstance

want, requirement

preference

(an example of) liking for, wanting, one thing rather than another or others

first choice

shortage

(an amount caused by) not having enough

deficiency

shortcomings

faults; failures to reach the necessary standards, to do one's duty

weak point

tendency

a probable change (to another condition or activity)

inclination to think or do in a certain way

tightness

deficiency

deficiency

urge

a strong wish; to request (something) earnestly; try to persuade (a person)

very strong desire

variability

imbalance, inconstancy

imbalance, inconstancy

WEAKNESS as in Wiktionary
WEAKNESS as in Wikipedia