frailty
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frailty
- /ˈfɹeɪlti/ UK
- /ˈfɹeɪ(ə)lti/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English frelete, frailte, from Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās. By surface analysis, frail + -ty. Doublet of fragility.
noun frailties
- The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived. the limitations and restraints of civil government, and a legal constitution, may be defended, either from reason, which reflecting on the great frailty and corruption of human nature, teaches, that no man can safely be trusted with unlimited authority ;
- A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
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noun condition of being frail
| Español | fragilidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | もろさ morosa |
| हिन्दी | निर्बलता nirbaltā |
| Português | fragilidade |
| Français | fragilité |
| Deutsch | Schwäche, Zerbrechlichkeit |
| Italiano | fragilità |
Talk about this word "frailty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/frailty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. frailty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/frailty "frailty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/frailty.Cite this
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title = {frailty},
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