Associations to the word «Weakening»

Wiktionary

WEAKENING, verb. Present participle of weaken
WEAKENING, noun. An instance or process of loss of strength
WEAKENING, noun. (uncountable) (mathematics) A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions

Dictionary definition

WEAKENING, noun. Becoming weaker.
WEAKENING, noun. The act of reducing the strength of something.
WEAKENING, adjective. Causing debilitation.
WEAKENING, adjective. Moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin