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Definitions for fragility
frəˈdʒɪl ɪ tifragili·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fragility, breakability, frangibleness, frangibilitynoun

    quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

  2. fragility, delicacynoun

    lack of physical strength

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Fragilitynoun

    Etymology: from fragile.

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

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

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

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

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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. Oeystein Storrvik:

    He is completely alone, hour after hour, and says he is a national socialist and other things that, to normal people, are completely absurd, breivik's mental fragility must be taken into consideration as a breach of the (human rights) convention. This is the heart of the matter.

  2. Pamela Hogan:

    It explores the human condition in a fresh way. Through the lens (of the disease) you see the fragility but also the resilience of what it is to be human.

  3. Antony Blinken:

    We’re seeing state fragility increase, not decrease ... so we have actual interest in helping.

  4. Aloo Denish Obiero:

    Love is a paradox, finding strength in its vulnerability and resilience in its fragility.

  5. Francesca Knittel Bowyer:

    Mummy had the fragility of an orchid, the energy of a hummingbird, the tenacity of a hunter. She could change calm waters into a raging storm with a look and the lift of a finger, my heart is a hole without her, but that hole will definitely be filled with incredible memories, sweet, salty and funny. I want her memory to linger with those who knew her and be given to those who did not.

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