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Basic and Weakness

noun

  • A popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use.
  • Usually plural. ( a necessary commodity for which demand is constant)

adjective

  • Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
    • usage: "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
  • Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.
    • usage: "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
  • Serving as a base or starting point.
    • usage: "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
  • Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base. .
Basic is a masculine given name
  • Name Meaning: Diminutive of Basil: Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century. This name was introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders. Derived from the same Greek word as the plant name basil
  • Name Origin: Greek

noun

  • A flaw or weak point.
    • usage: "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
  • Powerlessness revealed by an inability to act.
    • usage: "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
  • The property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain.
    • usage: "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
  • The condition of being financially weak.
    • usage: "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"
  • A penchant for something even though it might not be good for you.
    • usage: "he has a weakness for chocolate"