frailty

[ freyl-tee, frey-uhl- ]

/ ˈfreɪl ti, ˈfreɪ əl- /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR frailty

1 delicacy, weakness, fragility.

2 susceptibility, suggestibility.

3 flaw, defect.

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Origin of frailty

1300–50; Middle English frailte, frelete<Old French frailete<Latin fragilitāt- (stem of fragilitās). See frail¹, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM frailty

o·ver·frail·ty, noun

Words nearby frailty

fragrant orchid, fragrant sumac, fraidy-cat, frail, frailero, frailty, Frailty, thy name is woman!, fraise, fraise du bois, Fraktur, Fra Mauro

How to use frailty in a sentence

When we debate how its 250th anniversary will be observed, when our political fissures and constitutional frailties will probably be so depressingly evident, that is the legacy we will be contesting.
An expanded perspective, and a controversial claim, on America’s revolution|Jack Rakove|November 19, 2021|Washington Post
They too are starting a company and are aiming for human clinical trials to determine if simply flushing out the bloodstream can help with problems like frailty and declining cognition.
Has the fountain of youth been in our blood all along?|Kat McGowan|September 28, 2021|Popular-Science
If they don’t address issues that have arisen during the pandemic — muscle weakness, poor nutrition, disrupted sleep, anxiety, social isolation and more — these older adults face the prospect of poorer health and increased frailty, experts warn.
How older adults can get back into physical exercise following months of pandemic rules|Judith Graham|May 31, 2021|Washington Post
Equally vital is Goths’ ability to find humor, irony and beauty in supposedly “ugly” sources, such as flowers that grow by a cemetery or the absurd frailties of the aging body.
Do ‘elder Goths’ hold the secret to aging successfully?|David Walter|January 12, 2021|Washington Post

You’ve also taken a mature position on your parents and their frailties.
Carolyn Hax: How to gauge a brother’s distance|Carolyn Hax|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
A lovely, empathetic novel about middle-aged mental frailty.
Jon Ronson’s Book Bag: Five Books on Madness|Jon Ronson|November 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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|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
But we also need to recognize that racial bias is a human frailty of even good, well-meaning people.
Are We All Racial Profilers?|Lorie Fridell|July 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He who shall pass judgment on the records of our life is the same that formed us in frailty.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
In the after days he won yet more glory and confidence, despite this showing of human frailty.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Mr. Seward was no exception to this common frailty among mankind.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
He dreamt of man, but chiefly of God—of Gods goodness and greatness, of mans impotence and frailty.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value|Arthur Glyn Leonard
One always looks with some suspicion—such is the frailty of editorial and other samples of human nature!
The Story of the "Britannia"|E. P. Statham

British Dictionary definitions for frailty

frailty

/ (ˈfreɪltɪ) /

noun plural -ties

physical or moral weakness

(often plural) a fault symptomatic of moral weakness

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