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Definition of Frailty
1. Noun. The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age).
Generic synonyms: Softness, Unfitness
Specialized synonyms: Asthenia, Astheny, Cachexia, Cachexy, Wasting
Derivative terms: Debile, Debilitate, Feeble, Feeble, Frail, Infirm
2. Noun. Moral weakness.
Definition of Frailty
1. n. The condition or quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced.
Definition of Frailty
1. Noun. The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived or seduced. ¹
2. Noun. A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Frailty
1. a weakness of character [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Frailty
1. Origin: OE. Frelete, freilte, OF. Frailete, fr. L. Fragilitas. See Frail, and cf. Fragility. 1. The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally, frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced. "God knows our frailty, [and] pities our weakness." (Locke) 2. A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity. Synonym: Frailness, fragility, imperfection, failing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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