noun

frailty

FRAYL-tee

noun

The state of being physically or mentally weak, especially with age.

"The illness left him with a noticeable frailty."

"Doctors assess frailty in elderly patients before surgery."

A moral weakness or fault, often one that leads a person astray.

"He blamed his affair on human frailty."

How to Use Frailty

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishWeakness, whether of the body or of character.

Common pairings

human frailty signs of frailty physical frailty

frailties plural

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The illness left him with a noticeable _____.

From Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās — a doublet of "fragility."

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