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frailty Definition

frailty (frāl′tē)

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being frail; weakness; esp., moral weakness
  2. pl. -·ties any fault or failing arising from such weakness

Etymology: ME frelete < OFr fraileté < L fragilitas, fragility

frailty Synonyms

frailty

n.

  1. Quality of being weak

    fragility, weakness, debility, delicacy, infirmity, feebleness, decrepitude, daintiness, puniness, slightness, frangibility, susceptibility, brittleness, softness, flaccidity, unsubstantiality, flimsiness, limpness, shakiness, wobbliness, rustiness.

    Antonyms strength*, indestructibility, firmness. *

  2. A moral or social weakness

    failing, foible, imperfection; see defect 2, fault 2.

frailty Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • life: So having had a peek over the precipice, without being profound about it, makes you understand the frailty of human life.
  • nature: How great is the frailty of human nature which is ever prone to evil!
  • man: Can the stupidity and frailty of man ever be underestimated?
  • age: The Druids used the Hawthorn's properties to strengthen the body in the frailty of old age.
  • humanity: For no tower of Pride was ever yet high enough to lift its possessor above the trials and fears and frailties of humanity.
  • existence: His more recent mixed media work continues to grapple with the frailty of human existence in a less direct way.

Possessives

man: PSALM 39 Man's frailty seen in the light of divine government.

Converse of object

  • expose: Boxing has several, which is not surprising given that no sport exposes more rawly the frailties of its protagonists.
  • increase: Parents and carers will be aware of the childâs increasing frailty, and death is usually relatively peaceful and expected when the time comes.
  • show: The Light That Has Lighted The World is a beautiful song which still shows a frailty within the mind of George.
  • have: So when it has an obvious frailty such as the ' simulation ' problem, I don't like it.
  • highlight: They highlight the frailty of life and evoke memory - photographs are the only remaining evidence of an existence which is no longer there.
  • see: PSALM 39 Man's frailty seen in the light of divine government.

Preposition: at

back: I think everyone is more than happy with the win however most are quite rightly still worried about the frailties at the back.

Adjective modifier

  • defensive: It seemed to sum up the visitors ' defensive frailty.
  • human: Others managed to balance the complex truth of human frailty with a primal joy in the moment.
  • physical: This excess fatality rate is attributed to the physical frailty of older people, who generally recover less well from physical injuries.
  • own: Fighting their own frailty, they tend the needs of others.
  • obvious: A man such as O ' Connell is allotted his rightful place, but the obvious frailties of his approach are raised.
  • same: Yet Abraham and his wife suffered from the same frailties all humans do.