frailty C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfreɪlti/ UK /ˈfreɪlti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the condition of being weak or delicate; a moral weakness Age had brought a frailty that made stairs difficult for him. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the condition of being weak... weaknessfragilityinfirmitydelicacyfeeblenessfallibilityfoible ↔ Opposites strengthrobustnessfortitudesoundness Word family Related forms frailfragilefracture Etymology AI details From Middle English frelete, from Old French frailete, from Latin fragilitas ('brittleness'), from fragilis ('easily broken'), from frangere ('to break'). fragilitÄs Latin frangere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frailty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfreɪlti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfreɪlti/ ## Meanings 1. the condition of being weak or delicate; a moral weakness ## Examples - Age had brought a frailty that made stairs difficult for him. ## Synonyms - weakness - fragility - infirmity - delicacy - feebleness - fallibility - foible ## Antonyms - strength - robustness - fortitude - soundness ## Related Forms - frail - fragile - fracture ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fragilitÄs - Root: frangere ## Etymology From Middle English frelete, from Old French frailete, from Latin fragilitas ('brittleness'), from fragilis ('easily broken'), from frangere ('to break'). ## AI Etymology Frailty comes from Middle English frelete, from Old French frailete, from Latin fragilitas ('brittleness'), from fragilis ('easily broken'), from frangere ('to break'). The etymological trail includes Latin fragilitÄs and Latin frangere. As a noun, frailty names the condition of being weak or delicate; a moral weakness. The same family is visible in related forms such as frail, fragile, and fracture. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown