Definitions for Fragility
frəˈdʒɪl ɪ tifragili·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fragility, breakability, frangibleness, frangibilitynoun

   quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

2. fragility, delicacynoun

   lack of physical strength

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fragilitynoun

   The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.

2. fragilitynoun

   Weakness; feebleness.

3. fragilitynoun

   Liability to error and sin; frailty.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fragilitynoun

   Etymology: from fragile.

   1. Brittleness; easiness to be broken.

   To make an induration with toughness, and less fragility, decoct bodies in water for two or three days. Francis Bacon, N. Hist.

   2. Weakness; uncertainty; easiness to be destroyed.

   Fearing the uncertainty of man’s fragility, the common chance of war, the violence of fortune. Richard Knolles, History.

   3. Frailty; liableness to fault.

   All could not be right, in such a state, in this lower age of fragility. Henry Wotton.

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1. fragility

   Fragility refers to the condition of being easily broken, damaged, or prone to failure due to the lack of strength, resilience, or durability. It can apply to various concepts such as physical objects, health conditions, emotional states, economic or ecological systems.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fragilitynoun

   the condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility

2. Fragilitynoun

   weakness; feebleness

3. Fragilitynoun

   liability to error and sin; frailty

4. Etymology: [L. fragilitas: cf. F. fragilit. Cf. Frailty.]

Matched Categories

1. • Vulnerability
   • Weakness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fragility in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fragility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Fragility in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Pryke:

   This is going to be devastating for Pacific economies. Whether it's aid, trade, migration or tourism, all those countries depend on major countries like Australia and China for their supply chains, they are using their relative isolation as a remote island as a strength to put the wall up. It makes sense given the fragility of their health systems.

2. Ariel Adams:

   Highly complicated mechanical watches add value but also fragility and potential service problems, those with very complicated timepieces are advised to have a few of them so that they have something else to wear if they need to be repaired.

3. Mohamed El-Erian:

   The Fed's decision to hold off on a rate hike reflects the extent to which it is worried about further destabilization in global financial condition spilling back and undermining the U.S. recovery, they are reluctant to add to international financial fragility - and they wish to limit adverse spillback to the U.S. economy.

4. Oeystein Storrvik:

   Breivik's mental fragility must be taken into consideration as a breach of the (human rights) convention. This is the heart of the matter.

5. Candice Bangsund:

   The news today is obviously good news. Risk appetite has improved drastically, the last few weeks have been dominated by a reduced appetite in risk. Investor fragility and sentiment have been rattled by all of these macro events.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Fragility
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fragility
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Fragility
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fragility