Definitions for FLAW
flɔflaw

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. defect, fault, flawnoun

   an imperfection in an object or machine

   "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

2. flawnoun

   defect or weakness in a person's character

   "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"

3. flawverb

   an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

4. flaw, blemishverb

   add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. flawnoun

   A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.

2. flawnoun

   A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.

3. flaw

   A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid.

4. flawverb

   To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.

5. flawverb

   To become imperfect or defective.

6. flawnoun

   A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.

7. flawnoun

   A storm of short duration.

8. flaw

   A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLAWnoun

   Etymology: φλάω, to break; floh, Saxon, a fragment; flauw, Dutch, broken in mind.

   1. A crack or breach in any thing.

   This heart shall break into a thousand flaws,
   Or ere I weep. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Wool, new-shorn, being laid casually upon a vessel of verjuice, after some time had drunk up a great part of the verjuice, though the vessel were whole, without any flaw, and had not the bunghole open. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   We found it exceeding difficult to keep out the air from getting in at any imperceptible hole or flaw. Boyle.

   A flaw is in thy ill-bak’d vessel found;
   ’Tis hollow, and returns a jarring sound. John Dryden, Pers.

   As if great Atlas, from his height,
   Should sink beneath his heavenly weight;
   And with a mighty flaw the flaming wall, as once it shall,
   Should gape immense, and, rushing down, o’erwhelm this nether ball. Dryden.

   Whether the nymph shall break Diana’s law,
   Or some frail China-jar receive a flaw. Alexander Pope.

   He that would keep his house in repair, must attend every little breach or flaw, and supply it immediately, else time alone will bring all to ruin. Jonathan Swift.

   2. A fault; defect.

   Yet certain though it be, it hath flaws; for that the scriveners and brokers do value unsound men to serve their own turn. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   Traditions were a proof alone,
   Could we be certain such they were, so known:
   But since some flaws in long descents may be,
   They make not truth, but probability. Dryden.

   And laid her dowry out in law,
   To null her jointure with a flaw. Hudibras, p. iii. c. 1.

   Their judgment has found a flaw in what the generality of mankind admires. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   So many flaws had this vow in its first conception. Francis Atterbury.

   3. A sudden gust; a violent blast. [from flo, Latin.]

   Being incens’d, he’s flint;
   As humourous as Winter, and as sudden
   As flaws congealed in the spring of day. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   Oh, that that earth, which kept the world in awe,
   Should patch a wall, t’ expel the Winter’s flaw. William Shakespeare, Ham.

   As a huge fish, laid
   Near to the cold weed-gathering shore, is with a north flaw
   Shoots back; so, sent against the ground, [fraid,
   Was foil’d Eurialus. George Chapman, Iliads.

   Bursting their brazen dungeon, arm’d with ice,
   And snow, and hail, and stormy gust, and flaw,
   Boreas, and Cæcias, and Argestes loud,
   And Thrascias rend the woods, and seas upturn. John Milton.

   I heard the rack,
   As earth and sky would mingle; but myself
   Was distant; and these flaws, though mortals fear them,
   As dangerous to the pillar’d frame of heav’n,
   Or to the earth’s dark basis underneath,
   Are to the main inconsiderable. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   4. A tumult; a tempestuous uproar.

   And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage,
   Until the golden circuit on my head
   Do calm the fury of this madbrain’d flaw. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   The fort’s revolted to the emperor,
   The gates are open’d, the portcullis drawn,
   And deluges of armies from the town
   Came pouring in: I heard the mighty flaw;
   When first it broke, the crowding ensigns saw
   Which choak’d the passage. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.

   5. A sudden commotion of mind.

   Oh these flaws and starts,
   Impostors to true fear, would become
   A woman’s story at a Winter’s fire. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

2. To Flawverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To break; to crack; to damage with fissure.

   But his flaw’d heart,
   Alack, too weak the conflict to support,
   ’Twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief,
   Burst smilingly. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   The cup was flawed with such a multitude of little cracks, that it looks like a white, not like a crystalline cup. Boyle.

   The brazen cauldrons with the frosts are flaw’d,
   The garment stiff with ice, at hearths is thaw’d. Dryden.

   2. To break; to violate. Out of use.

   France hath flaw’d the league, and hath attach’d
   Our merchants goods. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

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1. flaw

   A flaw is a fault, defect, or weakness in something or someone that often results in reduced effectiveness, attractiveness or credibility. It can refer to mistakes, errors, or imperfections in objects, designs, plans, or even character or personality traits. It indicates a shortcoming or limitation in a system or structure, causing it to be less than perfect or whole.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flawnoun

   a crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase

2. Flawnoun

   a defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute

3. Flawnoun

   a sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel

4. Flawnoun

   a sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration

5. Flawverb

   to crack; to make flaws in

6. Flawverb

   to break; to violate; to make of no effect

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flaw

   Flaw is a rock band from Louisville, Kentucky. The band was formed by ex-guitarist Jason Daunt in 1995.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flaw

   flaw, n. a gust of wind: a sudden rush, uproar. [Cf. Dut. vlaag, Sw. flaga.]

2. Flaw

   flaw, n. a break, a crack: a defect.—v.t. to crack or break.—adjs. Flaw′less; Flaw′y. [Ice. flaga, a slab.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flaw

   A crack or small opening in a gun or its carriage is so called.

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1. flaw

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2. FLAW

   What does FLAW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FLAW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FLAW in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FLAW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of FLAW in a Sentence

1. Richard Winger:

   There's precedents from just about every state that has a sore loser law that they don't apply to primaries, if I were Donald Trump and I knew I was going to be running outside the major presidential parties, I would not file for the Texas primary and South Dakota, and probably the Ohio one, although there's a flaw in the Ohio law.

2. Kurt Vonnegut, "Cold Turkey", In These Times, May 10, 2004:

   There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

3. Marcus Valerius Martialis:

   Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

4. Szabolcs Marka:

   A physicist is always looking for a flaw in a theory. And the only way to find a flaw is to test it, einstein's theory did not present any flaws to us yet, and that is really scary. Physicists are very (skeptical) of flawless theories because then we have nothing to do.

5. Sadie Robertson:

   I'm just going to be straight up honest with everything, i struggle with jealousy, and I struggle with comparing myself to other people...I'm just like any other girl. I look in the mirror and I pick out a flaw.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FLAW
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flaw
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FLAW
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FLAW
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FLAW
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FLAW
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html