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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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Older adults still require adequate protein, vitamin B12, calcium and vitamin D - especially to preserve muscle mass and prevent frailty.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Beethoven’s music improves Goethe, extracting its humanity and frailty, and Dudamel’s performance probed its profound inevitability of good triumphing over evil.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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

She opens the door, and it seems frailty has overcome her in the past weeks.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak