frailty
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/ˈfɹeɪlti/
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/ˈfɹeɪlti/ · /ˈfɹeɪ(ə)lti/
Definition of frailty
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
“the limitations and restraints of civil government, and a legal constitution, may be defended, either from reason, which reflecting on the great frailty and corruption of human nature, teaches, that no man can safely be trusted with unlimited authority ;”
“For all their frailty at the back, Arsenal possessed genuine menace in attack and they carved through Chelsea with ease to restore parity nine minutes before half-time. Aaron Ramsey's pass was perfection and Gervinho took the unselfish option to set up Van Persie for a tap-in.”
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noun
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(uncountable)The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
“the limitations and restraints of civil government, and a legal constitution, may be defended, either from reason, which reflecting on the great frailty and corruption of human nature, teaches, that no man can safely be trusted with unlimited authority ;”
“For all their frailty at the back, Arsenal possessed genuine menace in attack and they carved through Chelsea with ease to restore parity nine minutes before half-time. Aaron Ramsey's pass was perfection and Gervinho took the unselfish option to set up Van Persie for a tap-in.”
- (countable, uncountable)A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English frelete, frailte, from Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās. By surface analysis, frail + -ty. Doublet of fragility.
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