frailty
noun, plural frail·ties for 3.
Origin of frailty
Synonyms for frailty
Related Words for frailty
defect, failing, imperfection, foible, deficiency, shortcoming, fallibility, infirmity, debility, blemish, feebleness, fault, solecism, delicacy, decrepitude, foil, peccadillo, error, daintinessExamples from the Web for frailty
Contemporary Examples of frailty
For 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
“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
These Republicans still frighten voters with visions of an old age in poverty and frailty.
We know too much now about the hollowness of institutions and the frailty of their leaders.
Historical Examples of frailty
And, by the frailty of those they have triumphed over, they judge of all the rest.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
But Indian nature is human nature, with all its frailty and humiliation.
King PhilipJohn S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Naomi's frailty appeared to be not only of the body but also of the spirit.
The ScapegoatHall Caine
Most of them belonged to the Frailty Theatre, and their usual talk was of the "stars" engaged there.
The ChristianHall Caine
She wanted to draw a veil over her frailty, but I wouldn't let her.
The Eternal CityHall Caine