frəˈjiləd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English fragilite, from Middle French fragilité, from Latin fragilitat-, fragilitas, from fragilis + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being fragile
the extreme fragility of public order — G.W.Johnson
most men's touching illusion as to the frailness of women and their spiritual fragility — Joseph Conrad
worried because of the fragility of the vase
2. : something fragile
rooms … heavy with fragilities — Natacha Stewart