frailty
Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪlti/
The English word “frailty” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
- A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
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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