Phrase guide

weaker sex

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see weaker, sex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Women; the female gender.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: offensive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տկար սեռ (tkar seṙ) — women regarded collectively
  • Bashkir: гүзәл зат (güzəl zat) — women regarded collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 女性 (nǚxìng) — women regarded collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 婦道人家 /妇道人家 (fùdao rénjia) — women regarded collectively
  • Danish: det svage køn — women regarded collectively
  • Dutch: zwakke geslacht — women regarded collectively
  • Finnish: heikompi astia — women regarded collectively
  • French: sexe faible — women regarded collectively
  • German: schwaches Geschlecht — women regarded collectively
  • Hungarian: gyengébb nem — women regarded collectively
  • Hungarian: gyengébbik nem — women regarded collectively
  • Italian: sesso debole — women regarded collectively
  • Norwegian Bokmål: det svake kjønn — women regarded collectively
  • Polish: płeć piękna — women regarded collectively
  • Polish: słaba płeć — women regarded collectively
  • Portuguese: sexo frágil — women regarded collectively
  • Portuguese: sexo fraco — women regarded collectively
  • Portuguese: belo sexo — women regarded collectively
  • Romanian: sexul slab — women regarded collectively
  • Russian: сла́бый пол (slábyj pol) — women regarded collectively
  • Spanish: sexo débil — women regarded collectively
  • Urdu: صِنفِ نازُک (sinf-i nāzuk) — women regarded collectively