weakling

Questions about weakling

What does weakling mean?

weakling means "a person who is physically weak and ineffectual".

How many syllables are in weakling?

weakling has 2 syllables: wea-kling. The stress falls on "wea". In IPA it is /ˈwiklɪŋ/.

What is another word for weakling?

Close synonyms include doormat, wuss. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is weakling a common word?

weakling is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.