fragility
English
/fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/
noun
Definitions
- The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
- Weakness; feebleness.
- (obsolete) Liability to error and sin; frailty.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French fragilité derived from Latin fragilitās.
Origin
Latin
fragilitās
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antifragility English
- infragility English
- osmofragility English
- fragilitās Latin
- fragilità Italian
- fragilité French
- fraileté Old French
- fragilité Middle French