frailty
The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morallyThe condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
» The frailties of the old lecher were both physical and moral.
Die Schwächen des alten Lüstlings waren sowohl körperlicher als auch moralischer Art.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
Schwäche, Zerbrechlichkeit
(countable, uncountable)A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
- moral weakness
- the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
Examples
2 sentencesThe frailties of the old lecher were both physical and moral.
deDie Schwächen des alten Lüstlings waren sowohl körperlicher als auch moralischer Art.
Frailty, thy name is woman!
ruО женщины, вам имя - вероломство!
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English frelete, frailte, from Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās. ByFrom Middle English frelete, frailte, from Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās. By surface analysis, frail + -ty. Doublet of fragility.
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Forms
plural: frailtiesSynonyms
7 synonyms- moral weakness:vice
- the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age):infirmitydebilityfeeblenessfrailnessvaletudinarianism
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable