silpnybė

silpnas (“weak”) +‎ -ybė (“-ness”)

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 alaus ― to have a weakness for beer

• “silpnybė”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023