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[ freyl-tee, frey-uhl- ] / ˈfreɪl ti, ˈfreɪ əl- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR frailty ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural frail·ties for 3. the quality or state of being frail. moral weakness; liability to yield to temptation. a fault resulting from moral weakness: frailties of the human flesh. Origin of frailty1300–50; Middle English frailte, frelete<Old French frailete<Latin fragilitāt- (stem of fragilitās). See frail 1, -ity SYNONYMS FOR frailty1 delicacy, weakness, fragility. 2 susceptibility, suggestibility. 3 flaw, defect. SEE SYNONYMS FOR frailty ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM frailtyo·ver·frail·ty, nounWords nearby frailtyfragrant orchid, fragrant sumac, fraidy-cat, frail, frailero, frailty, Frailty, thy name is woman!, fraise, fraise du bois, Fraktur, Fra Mauro Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for frailtyFor many seniors, driving represents the difference between isolation and the frailty spiral. A 100-Year-Old-Driver Crashes into School Kids. Time to Take Grandpa’s Car Keys?|Jamie Reno|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST “This can then lead to inactivity, which can lead to frailty, then to ill health,” she says. A 100-Year-Old-Driver Crashes into School Kids. Time to Take Grandpa’s Car Keys?|Jamie Reno|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST These Republicans still frighten voters with visions of an old age in poverty and frailty. Is Paul Ryan Delusional?|Jack W. Germond|April 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST We know too much now about the hollowness of institutions and the frailty of their leaders. The Naked Truth|Tina Brown|February 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This is one of those forms of common speech, that proves the frailty and the presumption of poor mortal at the same time. Clarissa, Volume 7|Samuel Richardson Once upon a time there was a peer who knew the frailty of unennobled man. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 146., January 21, 1914|Various Her frailty, which one can see is caused by consumption in its early stages, makes her beauty the more appealing to Rudolph. The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb In the spirit of this anecdote we should expect an archbishop to be as orthodox as the frailty of human nature will allow. Arrows of Freethought|George W. Foote The first multiplieth endeavour, the second preventeth error, and the third supplieth the frailty of man. The Advancement of Learning|Francis Bacon
British Dictionary definitions for frailty
noun plural -tiesphysical or moral weakness (often plural) a fault symptomatic of moral weakness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to frailtydefect, failing, imperfection, foible, deficiency, shortcoming, fallibility, infirmity, debility, blemish, feebleness, fault, solecism, delicacy, decrepitude, foil, flimsiness, peccadillo, error, daintiness |