plural frailties
1
: the quality or state of being frail
the frailty of her health
the frailty and disability in the elderly
2
: a fault due to weakness especially of moral character
Satire … often employs irony and sarcasm to denounce the frailties and faults of mankind.—
Harry Shaw
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the frailty of her voice
We can no longer be surprised by the frailties of our political leaders.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Character emerges from the frailty of the human psyche.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
After a brief sojourn to Big Sur to find himself (very Redwood of him) and some family revelations, Darin returns to the Copa for a series of performances near the end of his life, ignoring reminders of his physical frailty.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2025
Their practice focuses on human physical and psychological frailty, as well as humanity’s relationship to an increasingly technological world.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Frailty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frailty. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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frailty
noun
frail·ty
ˈfrā(-ə)l-tē 
plural frailties
1
: the quality or state of being frail
2
: a weakness of character
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