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   frail·ty

   /ˈfrā(ə)ltē/

   noun

   • 1. the condition of being weak and delicate: "the increasing frailty of old age" Similar infirmityinfirmnessweaknessweaklinessfeeblenessenfeeblementdebilityincapacityimpairmentindispositionfragilitydelicacyslightnesspuninessillnesssicknesssicklinessill healthdecrepitudedodderinessshakinessinformal:weedinessOpposite strengthhealthiness
   • ▪ weakness in character or morals: "all drama begins with human frailty" Similar weaknesssusceptibilityimpressionabilityvulnerabilityfallibilityfoibleweak pointflawblemishimperfectiondefectfailingfaultshortcomingdeficiencyinadequacylimitationinformal:hang-upchink in one's armorOpposite strength

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘weakness in morals’): from Old French frailete, from Latin fragilitas, from fragilis (see fragile).

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