weakness vs smallness

smallness vs weakness

weakness and smallness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weakness	Yes	No	No	No
smallness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, smallness is a hyponym of weakness; that is, smallness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weakness:

weakness: the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain
smallness: the property of having relatively little strength or vigor

Other hyponyms of weakness include littleness, adynamia, feebleness, tenuity, faintness, flimsiness, shoddiness, delicacy, fragility, insubstantiality, attenuation, enervation, fatigability, inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness, soft spot, weak part, weak spot, vulnerability.

weakness (noun)	smallness (noun)
the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain	the property of having a relatively small size
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act	lack of generosity in trifling matters
a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you	the property of being a relatively small amount
a flaw or weak point	the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
the condition of being financially weak	The quality of being minor in influence, power, or rank.

Difference between weakness and smallness

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