frailty
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ti, ˈfreɪ
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | physical or moral weakness |
| 2. | (often plural) a fault symptomatic of moral weakness |
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Word Origin & History
frailty
mid-14c., from O.Fr. frailté, from L. fragilitatem, from fragilis (see fragility). Related: Frailties.
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Example sentences
The miracle of atomic power shows its human frailty.
The sacred lance instantly punished his frailty, spontaneously falling upon him, and inflicting a deep wound.
They do not solve the frailty of entanglement elsewhere in the system-not unless you ban the trading that defines modern finance.
But at the same time they reveal the vulnerability and frailty of the human being.
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