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frailty

[freyl-tee, frey-uhl-] / ˈfreɪl ti, ˈfreɪ əl- /
NOUN
weakness, flaw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defect deficiency failing fallibility foible imperfection infirmity shortcoming
STRONG
blemish daintiness debility decrepitude delicacy error fault feebleness flimsiness foil peccadillo solecism
WEAK
Achilles heel peccability suscept weak point
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage perfection strength strong point
STRONG
ability health soundness
WEAK
firmness

Example Sentences

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Together, these changes increase the risk of malnutrition and frailty.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Long-lasting, low-grade inflammation is known to contribute to many conditions associated with aging, including heart disease, frailty, and cognitive decline.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Like Donne, we can mine wisdom from the frailty of our mortal bodies—but be grateful that when the bell tolls for thee, plague, smallpox and typhus won’t be to blame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

He helps to run a "hospital-at-home" service, which provides specialist hospital-level care to patients with frailty and conditions such as heart failure and respiratory illness.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

It is a frailty, but in this frailty there is a strength: the conviction to live in your own mind, and not in someone else’s.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover