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What is the noun for flaw?

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flaw
  1. (obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
  2. (obsolete) A thin cake, as of ice.
  3. A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
  4. A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
  5. (law) A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. failing, imperfection, weakness, defect, shortcoming, foible, blemish, deficiency, inadequacy, lack, insufficiency, shortfall, want, blight, pitfall, vice, chink in your armour, weak point, weak spot, fault, frailty, limitation, drawback, demerit, sin, dereliction, Achilles heel, snag, disadvantage, infirmity, failure, fallibility, catch, problem, handicap, lapse, disbenefit, downside, liability, hindrance, complication, impediment, difficulty, hiccup, minus, trouble, glitch, negative, hitch, obstacle … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “His greatest flaw is that he closes himself off, in self-protective loneliness.”
      “Her tanned skin was angelic, without a single flaw or blemish.”
      “Testing of the software has exposed a critical flaw that needs to be fixed urgently.”
flaw
  1. A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
  2. A storm of short duration.
  3. A sudden burst of noise and disorder
  4. Synonyms:
      5. failing, imperfection, weakness, defect, shortcoming, foible, blemish, deficiency, inadequacy, lack, insufficiency, shortfall, want, blight, pitfall, vice, chink in your armour, weak point, weak spot, fault, frailty, limitation, drawback, demerit, sin, dereliction, Achilles heel, snag, disadvantage, infirmity, failure, fallibility, catch, problem, handicap, lapse, disbenefit, downside, liability, hindrance, complication, impediment, difficulty, hiccup, minus, trouble, glitch, negative, hitch, obstacle … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “His greatest flaw is that he closes himself off, in self-protective loneliness.”
      “Her tanned skin was angelic, without a single flaw or blemish.”
      “Testing of the software has exposed a critical flaw that needs to be fixed urgently.”
flawlessness
  1. The quality of being flawless
  2. Synonyms:
      3. impeccability, faultlessness, perfection, immaculateness, purity, soundness, spotlessness, infallibility, irreproachability, innocence, supremacy, omniscience, unerringness, idealness, wholesomeness, ideality, kalon, blamelessness, guiltlessness, irreproachableness, innocency, correctness, excellence, exquisiteness, sublimity, superbness, superiority, distinction, magnificence, greatness, brilliance, perfectness, achievement, choiceness, integrity, refinement, preeminence, primeness, eminence, polish, fineness, excellency, merit, quality, transcendence, class, exemplariness, accomplishment, goodness, peerlessness … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The ballerina's performance was executed with such flawlessness that the audience was left in awe.”
      “I'm afraid it's impossible to achieve that level of flawlessness with cosmetics alone.”
      “The panel of judges evaluate the routine based on difficulty, flawlessness in the execution and originality.”
flaws
  1. plural of flaw
  2. Synonyms:
      3. failings, imperfection, weaknesses, defects, shortcomings, foibles, blemishes, deficiency, inadequacy, lacks, insufficiencies, shortfalls, want, blight, pitfalls, vices, weak spots, crack, chips, deformities, disfigurement, faults, fractures, irregularities, kink, scars, scratches, blotches, breaks, deformation, excrescences, excrescencies, knots, marks, patches, rifts, spots, blots, marrings, pockmarks, snags, specks, stains, taints, tears, warts … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “An interesting phenomenon of the book was the relative absence of criticism of its flaws by racing people.”
      “The movie isn't without its flaws, however, as some of the humour is rather juvenile, and some just plain stupid.”
      “But these flaws in the president's account of our situation are remediable.”
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