frailty

Signification (Anglais)

1. (uncountable) The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
2. (countable, uncountable) A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.

Concepts

faiblesse

infirmité

fragilité

vice-président

caducité

vice

faible

étau

Synonymes

weakness

infirmity

feebleness

fragility

frailness

debility

defect

caducity

fault

failing

foible

vice

weakliness

deficiency

weak point

weak spot

brittleness

delicacy

flaw

tenderness

valetudinarianism

giddiness

grogginess

illness

impairment

inability

inconstancy

instability

languor

mutability

perishableness

puniness

quirk

shakiness

shortcoming

sickliness

sickness

transience

underbelly

unsteadiness

vertigo

wobbliness

astheny

breakableness

frangibleness

adynamia

perishable nature

ailment

asthenia

cowardice

Traductions

debilidad

αδυναμία

fragilitas

zwakheid

fragilità

fragilidad

zwakte

Schwäche

debolezza

flaqueza

Gebrechlichkeit

flauwheid

zachtheid

Krankheit

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɹeɪ(ə)lti/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: frelete

In summary

From Middle English frelete, frailte, from Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās. By surface analysis, frail + -ty. Doublet of fragility.