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frailty
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frail·ty  (frlt)
n. pl. frail·ties
1. The condition or quality of being frail.
2. A fault, especially a moral weakness.

frailty [ˈfreɪltɪ]
n pl -ties
1. physical or moral weakness
2. (often plural) a fault symptomatic of moral weakness
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.frailty - the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
unfitness, softness - poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
asthenia, astheny - an abnormal loss of strength
cachexia, cachexy, wasting - any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
2.frailty - moral weaknessfrailty - moral weakness                      
evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"

frailty
noun
1. weakness, susceptibility, fallibility, peccability a triumph of will over human frailty
weakness might, strength, fortitude, robustness
2. infirmity, poor health, feebleness, puniness, frailness She died after a long period of increasing frailty.
3. fault, failing, vice, weakness, defect, deficiency, flaw, shortcoming, blemish, imperfection, foible, weak point, peccadillo, chink in your armour She is aware of his faults and frailties.
fault asset, virtue, strong point
Translations
frailty [ˈfreɪltɪ] N [of person] → debilidad f; [of health] → lo delicado, fragilidad f; [of happiness] → lo efímero; [of character] → flaqueza f
frailty [ˈfreɪlti] n
(= weakness) → faiblesse f
the frailties of human nature → les faiblesses de la nature humaine
(= poor health) → fragilité f
frailty
n
(= weakness, of person) → Gebrechlichkeit f; (of health)Zartheit f, → Anfälligkeit f
(= fragility, of structure) → Fragilität f; (of boat, aircraft)leichte Bauart; (fig, of hope) → Schwäche f; (of ego)Labilität f; frailty, thy name is womanSchwachheit, dein Name ist Weib
frailty [ˈfreɪltɪ] n (see adj) → fragilità; (imperfection) → debolezza


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