frailty
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived or seduced.
- A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French fraileté derived from Latin fragilitās.
Origin
Latin
fragilitās
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- prefrailty English
- fragilitās Latin
- fragilità Italian
- fraileté Old French
- fragilité Middle French