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flaw1
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- pronunciation:
- flaw
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a defect or fault; imperfection.
A gem with no flaws is quite valuable.The most serious flaw in his character is his dishonesty.- synonyms:
- defect, fault, imperfection
- antonyms:
- excellence, strength
- similar words:
- blemish, blot, blotch, bug, disfigurement, foible, frailty, hole, infirmity, kink, shortcoming, spot, vice, weakness, wrinkle
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| definition 2: |
a crack or break.
- synonyms:
- break, crack
- similar words:
- chink, chip, cranny, craze, crevice, fault, fissure, fracture, gap, rupture, tear, vent
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| definition 3: |
in law, a defect that makes a document invalid.
- similar words:
- catch, defect, loophole
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| related words: |
buckle, dent, disadvantage, downfall, drawback, error, fallacy, penalty |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
flaws, flawing, flawed |
| definition: |
to create a flaw in.
- synonyms:
- blemish, mar
- similar words:
- damage, deface, disfigure, distort, harm, impair, injure, vitiate, weaken
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| related words: |
dent |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become defective or cracked.
- synonyms:
- crack
- similar words:
- break down, craze, detract, fail, weaken
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| related words: |
dent |
| derivations: |
flawed (adj.), flawless (adj.), flawlessly (adv.), flawlessness (n.) |
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