ˈfrā(ə)ltē, -ti noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English frelete, freelte, frailte, from Middle French fraileté, freleté, from Latin fragilitat-, fragilitas, from fragilis + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being frail
declaim against the frailty of human flesh
a. : insubstantiality
a novel marked by frailty of subject matter
b. : tenuousness
the frailty of the connection between the two sides of the family
c. : infirmity
always concerned for the frailty of his physical being
d. : susceptibility
the frailty of young lads to the charms of young ladies
2. : an inadequacy, a fault, or a sin resulting from weakness (as of constitution or moral character)
Synonyms: see fault