heikkous — meaning in English
Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead
English meaning
- albatross noun A large seabird with long narrow wings and a hooked beak, found mainly over the Southern Ocean and North Pacific, famous for gliding vast distances without flapping.
- fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
- foible noun A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
- fragility noun The quality of being easily broken, damaged, or destabilized.
- soft spot noun A particular fondness or affection for someone or something, often one that overrides better judgement.
- vulnerability noun The state of being open to being hurt, attacked, or emotionally exposed.
- weakness noun The state of lacking strength or power.
Senses
heikkous is used for these senses in English:
- albatross (figurative) A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
- fault (morality) A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
- foible A weakness or failing of character.
- fragility Weakness; feebleness.
- soft spot A point of vulnerability in a defence.
- vulnerability (countable) A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
- weakness (uncountable) The condition of being weak.
albatross — full definition
- noun A large seabird with long narrow wings and a hooked beak, found mainly over the Southern Ocean and North Pacific, famous for gliding vast distances without flapping.
- noun A heavy burden, problem, or source of guilt that someone cannot get rid of.
fault — full definition
- noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
- noun A flaw, weakness, or shortcoming in a person, object, or system.
- noun (geology) A fracture in rock along which the two sides have shifted relative to each other.
- verb To find something wrong with, or blame, someone or something.