flaw in American English 1 · 1. a feature that mars the perfection of something; defect; fault. beauty without flaw. the flaws in our plan · 2. a defect impairing ...
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flaw
(flɔː
)
Wordforms:pluralflaws
1. countablenoun
Aflawinsomethingsuchasatheoryorargumentisamistakeinit,whichcausesittobelesseffectiveorvalid.
Therewere,however,anumberofcrucialflawsinhismonetarytheory.
Almostallofthesestudieshaveseriousflaws.
Synonyms:error,mistake,fault,blunder MoreSynonymsofflaw
2. countablenoun
Aflawinsomeone'scharacterisanundesirablequalitythattheyhave.
Theonlyflawinhischaracterseemstobeashorttemper.[+in]
Synonyms:weakness,failing,defect,weakspot MoreSynonymsofflaw
3. countablenounAflawinsomethingsuchasapatternormaterialisafaultinitthatshouldnotbethere.
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flawinBritishEnglish1
(flɔː
)
noun1. animperfection,defect,orblemish
2. acrack,breach,orrift
3. law
aninvalidatingfaultordefectinadocumentorproceeding
verb4. tomakeorbecomeblemished,defective,orimperfect
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Derivedformsflawless(ˈflawless)adjective
flawlessly(ˈflawlessly)adverb
flawlessness(ˈflawlessness)noun
WordoriginC14:probablyfromOldNorseflagastoneslab;relatedtoSwedishflagachip,flake,flaw
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flawinBritishEnglish2
(flɔː
)
noun1. a. asuddenshortgustofwind;squall
b. aspellofbad,espwindy,weather
2. obsolete
anoutburstofstrongfeeling
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Derivedformsflawy(ˈflawy)adjective
WordoriginC16:ofScandinavianorigin;relatedtoNorwegianflagasquall,gust,MiddleDutchvlāghe
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flawinAmericanEnglish1
(flɔ
)
noun1.
abreak,scratch,crack,etc.thatspoilssomething;blemish
aflawinadiamond
2.
adefect;fault;error
aflawinalegaldocument,inone'sreasoning,etc.
verbtransitive,verbintransitive3.
tomakeorbecomefaulty
SIMILARWORDS: ˈdeˌfect
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Derivedformsflawless(ˈflawless)
adjective
flawlessly(ˈflawlessly)
adverb
flawlessness(ˈflawlessness)
noun
WordoriginME,aflake,scale,splinter,prob.flicker1,Lplangere,tobeat(thebreast)
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flawinAmericanEnglish1
(flɔ)
noun1. afeaturethatmarstheperfectionofsomething;defect;fault
beautywithoutflaw
theflawsinourplan
2. adefectimpairinglegalsoundnessorvalidity
3. acrack,break,breach,orrent
transitiveverb4. toproduceaflawin
intransitiveverb5. tocontractaflaw;becomecrackedordefective
SYNONYMS1.imperfection,blot,spot.Seedefect.3.fissure,rift.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019
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Derivedformsflawlessadjective
flawlesslyadverb
flawlessnessnoun
Wordorigin[1275–1325;MEflaw(e),flage,perh.‹ONflagasliver,flake]
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flawinAmericanEnglish2
(flɔ)
noun1. Alsocalled:windflaw
asudden,usuallybriefwindstormorgustofwind
2. ashortspellofroughweather
3. obsolete
aburstoffeeling,fury,etc
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Derivedformsflawyadjective
Wordorigin[1475–85;‹ONflagaattack,squall]
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/flɔː/NOUNAflawinsomethingsuchasatheoryisamistakeinit.Therewereanumberofflawsinhistheory.AmericanEnglish:flaw
/ˈflɔ/Arabic:عَيْب
BrazilianPortuguese:falha
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