English noun: wimp | |||
| 1. | wimp (person) a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy | ||
| Synonyms | chicken, crybaby | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | doormat, weakling, wuss | ||
| 2. | WIMP (object) a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe | ||
| Synonyms | weakly interacting massive particle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elementary particle, fundamental particle | ||
| Part meronym | dark matter | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| Domain usage | acronym | ||