frailness

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noun

The state of being frail; frailty; weakness.

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infirmityfrailtydebilityfeeblenessvaletudinarianism
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Meanings

nounfrailness (usually uncountable, plural frailnesses)

plural frailnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being frail; frailty; weakness.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
infirmityfrailtydebilityfeeblenessvaletudinarianism
Broader
unfitnesssoftness
Also see
debilityfeeblenessfrailtyinfirmityvaletudinarianism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From frail + -ness. Piecewise doublet of fragileness.

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APA

frailness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frailness

MLA

“frailness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frailness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frailness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frailness.

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