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frailty [ˈfreɪltɪ] n pl -ties
1. physical or moral weakness 2. (often plural) a fault symptomatic of moral weakness ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 n (= fragility, of structure) → Fragilität f; (of boat, aircraft) → leichte Bauart; (fig, of hope) → Schwäche f; (of ego) → Labilität f; frailty, thy name is woman → Schwachheit, dein Name ist Weib How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There remains, then, the character between these two extremes,- -that of a man who is not eminently good and just,-yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error or frailty. It may serve, let us hope, to symbolise some sweet moral blossom that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow (much too high for a heathen), It is true greatness, to have in one the frailty of a man, and the security of a God. |
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