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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky