frailty

noun

/ˈfreɪlti/

(plural frailties)

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[uncountable] weakness and poor health
- Increasing frailty meant that she was more and more confined to bed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- increasing
- human
- physical
- …
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[uncountable, countable] (formal) weakness in a person’s character or moral standards
- human frailty
- We are all subject to the frailties of human nature.
Extra Examples
- a figure of authority, but one all too prone to human frailties
- The frailty of her nature meant that she was vulnerable to flattery.
- They exploited the frailties of their clients.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- increasing
- human
- physical
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘weakness in morals’): from Old French frailete, from Latin fragilitas, from fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’.

单词	frailty
释义	frailty noun /ˈfreɪlti/ /ˈfreɪlti/ (plural frailties) jump to other results [uncountable] weakness and poor health Increasing frailty meant that she was more and more confined to bed. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective increasing human physical … See full entry [uncountable, countable] (formal) weakness in a person’s character or moral standards human frailty We are all subject to the frailties of human nature. Extra Examples a figure of authority, but one all too prone to human frailties The frailty of her nature meant that she was vulnerable to flattery. They exploited the frailties of their clients. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective increasing human physical … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘weakness in morals’): from Old French frailete, from Latin fragilitas, from fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’.
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