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.—
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Examples of frailty in a Sentence
the frailty of her voice
We can no longer be surprised by the frailties of our political leaders.
Recent Examples on the Web
While there hasn’t been a widespread blackout, to many Texans these alerts are evidence of continuing grid frailty.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
Beyond the portrait of workers fighting against big corporations, on a deeper level, her intention was to explore group dynamics, the individuals’ commitment to each other and to the cause, as a way to combat despair and frailty.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
But the way to move forward is to admit your faults and frailties, and to seek to be forgiven.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
Additionally, physical activity monitors and assessments of frailty and attention further supported these positive outcomes, suggesting an overall improvement in the quality of life for these dogs.
—Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
As in Eliot, there is a sense of understanding human frailty without indulging it, a dryness.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
Last year Kumar and his colleagues used machine vision to develop a frailty index for mice, an assessment that is notoriously sensitive to human error.
—Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
What, exactly, is so terrifying about Harris wasn’t clear, but Haley hit the note of Biden’s frailty again in a recent CNN interview, seeming to suggest that Trump, if nominated, would lose to Biden, and that Biden would not finish a second term.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2024
Aiming for close to 30-40 grams per meal can prevent frailty.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
Beyond the portrait of workers fighting against big corporations, on a deeper level, her intention was to explore group dynamics, the individuals’ commitment to each other and to the cause, as a way to combat despair and frailty.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
But the way to move forward is to admit your faults and frailties, and to seek to be forgiven.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
Additionally, physical activity monitors and assessments of frailty and attention further supported these positive outcomes, suggesting an overall improvement in the quality of life for these dogs.
—Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
As in Eliot, there is a sense of understanding human frailty without indulging it, a dryness.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
Last year Kumar and his colleagues used machine vision to develop a frailty index for mice, an assessment that is notoriously sensitive to human error.
—Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
What, exactly, is so terrifying about Harris wasn’t clear, but Haley hit the note of Biden’s frailty again in a recent CNN interview, seeming to suggest that Trump, if nominated, would lose to Biden, and that Biden would not finish a second term.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2024
Aiming for close to 30-40 grams per meal can prevent frailty.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Frailty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frailty. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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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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