Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frailty

/ˈfɹeɪ(ə)lti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: frailty
IPA: /ˈfɹeɪ(ə)lti/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the limitations and restraints of civil government, and a legal constitution, may be defended, either from reason, which reflecting on the great frailty and corruption of human nature, teaches, that no man can safely be trusted with unlimited authority ;"
"For all their frailty at the back, Arsenal possessed genuine menace in attack and they carved through Chelsea with ease to restore parity nine minutes before half-time. Aaron Ramsey's pass was perfection and Gervinho took the unselfish option to set up Van Persie for a tap-in."

Etymology

From Middle English frelete, frailte, from Old French fraileté, from Latin fragilitās. By surface analysis, frail + -ty. Doublet of fragility.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: frelete, fraileté, fragilitās

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɹeɪ(ə)lti/
British English: /ˈfɹeɪlti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

frailties (plural)

Derived Forms

prefrailty

Frequently Paired Words

frail

Synonyms

frailness infirmity foible vice debility feebleness valetudinarianism

Questions

How do you pronounce frailty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹeɪ(ə)lti/.
What does frailty mean?: The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
Where does frailty come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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