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Frailty is defined as the condition of being weak, either literally or figuratively.

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When a person has become old, unable to walk well and looks as if a feather could knock him over, this is an example of frailty.
If you have a tendency to lie in an uncomfortable situation, this lack of honesty is an example of a frailty.

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See frailty in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the quality or condition of being frail; weakness; esp., moral weakness
pl. frailties any fault or failing arising from such weakness

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

See frailty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. frail·ties

The condition or quality of being frail.
A fault, especially a moral weakness.

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