What does Frailty mean?

Definitions for Frailty
ˈfreɪl ti, ˈfreɪ əl-frailty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianismnoun

    the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

  2. frailty, vicenoun

    moral weakness

Wiktionary

  1. frailtynoun

    The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived or seduced.

  2. frailtynoun

    A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Frailtynoun

    Etymology: from frail.

    Though Page be a secure fool, and stands so firmly on his wife’s frailty, yet I cannot put off my opinion so easily. William Shakespeare.

    Nor should’st thou have trusted that to woman’s frailty:
    Ere I to thee, thou to thyself wast cruel. John Milton, Agonistes.

    God knows our frailty, pities our weakness, and requires of us no more than we are able to do. John Locke.

    Love did his reason blind,
    And love’s the noblest frailty of the mind. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

    Kind wits will those light faults excuse;
    Those are the common frailties of the muse. Dryden.

    Death, only death, can break the lasting chain;
    And here, ev’n then, shall my cold dust remain;
    Here all its frailties, all its flames resign,
    And wait, ’till ’tis no sin to mix with thine. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. frailty

    Frailty is the state of being physically weak, delicate or vulnerable, often as a result of age, illness, or lack of strength. It can also refer to a weakness in character or moral strength.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Frailtyadjective

    the condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally, frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced

  2. Frailtyadjective

    a fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity

Wikidata

  1. Frailty

    Frailty is a 2001 American-German-Italian psychological horror film, directed by and starring Bill Paxton, and co-starring Matthew McConaughey. This film is the directorial debut for Paxton. The plot focuses on the strange relationship between two young boys and their fanatically religious father, who believes that he has been commanded by God to kill demons.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Frailty in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Frailty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Frailty in a Sentence

  1. Nawab Qizilbash:

    If increased weight in mid-life is protective against dementia, the reasons for this inverse association are unclear at present, many different issues related to diet, exercise, frailty, genetic factors and weight change could play a part.

  2. Daniel Stadler:

    It's hard to be 95 and not have some degree of frailty, it wasn't years between hospitalizations, but just months.

  3. George Takei:

    You understood human triumph and frailty equally well, and that is no easy feat. There was no one else like you, and you shall be missed. Rest with the heavens now, we losing legends R.I.P #LarryKin.

  4. Oussama Wazni:

    Patients and their family members should have realistic expectations - especially in this group of patients that have frailty and dementia, we want to make sure the family members and the patient understand we only recommend a procedure when the benefit is more than the risk in all instances.

  5. Brooks Atkinson:

    The humorous man recognizes that absolute purity, absolute justice, absolute logic and perfection are beyond human achievement and that men have been able to live happily for thousands of years in a state of genial frailty.

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