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frail·ty    Audio Help   [freyl-tee, frey-uhl-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties for 3.
1.the quality or state of being frail.
2.moral weakness; liability to yield to temptation.
3.a fault resulting from moral weakness: frailties of the human flesh.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME frailte, frelete < OF frailete < L fragilitāt- (s. of fragilitās). See frail1, -ity]

—Synonyms 1. delicacy, weakness, fragility. 2. susceptibility, suggestibility. 3. flaw, defect.
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frail·ty    Audio Help   (frāl'tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. frail·ties
  1. The condition or quality of being frail.
  2. A fault, especially a moral weakness.

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frailty

noun
1. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: infirmity] 
2. moral weakness 

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ˈfrailty noun — plural ˈfrailties
physical weakness or (a) moral failing
Example: She loved him in spite of his frailties.
Arabic: ضَعْف، وَهَن
Chinese (Simplified): 虚弱, 品德上的弱点
Chinese (Traditional): 虛弱, 品德上的弱點
Czech: slabost; chyba
Danish: svagelighed; svaghed
Dutch: zwakheid
Estonian: nõrkus
Finnish: heikkous
French: fragilité, faiblesse
German: moralische Schwäche
Greek: αδυναμία, ελάττωμα
Hungarian: gyarlóság
Icelandic: veikleiki; breyskleiki
Indonesian: kelemahan
Italian: debolezza
Japanese: 虚弱さ
Latvian: trauslums; vārums; rakstura vājums
Lithuanian: silpnumas, silpnybė
Norwegian: skrøpelighet, svakhet
Polish: słabość
Portuguese (Brazil): fragilidade
Portuguese (Portugal): fragilidade
Romanian: slăbiciune
Russian: слабость
Slovak: slabosť
Slovenian: šibkost
Spanish: debilidad
Swedish: svaghet, brist, fel
Turkish: zayıflık
See also: frail

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Frailty

Fra*gil"i*ty\, n. [L. fragilitas: cf. F. fragilit['e]. Cf. Frailty.]

1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility. --Bacon.

2. Weakness; feebleness.

An appearance of delicacy, and even of fragility, is almost essential to it [beauty]. --Burke.

3. Liability to error and sin; frailty. [Obs.]

The fragility and youthful folly of Qu. Fabius. --Holland.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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