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frailness

 

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Noun frailness has 1 sense
  1. infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness - the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
    --1 is a kind of unfitness, poor shape, bad condition
    --1 has particulars: asthenia, astheny; cachexia, cachexy, wasting

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Frailness

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: The quality or state of being weak and delicate.

Sense 1: The physical weakness or fragility of a person.

Example sentence: The old man's frailness prevented him from carrying heavy objects.

Sense 2: The delicacy or vulnerability of an object.

Example sentence: The frailness of the glass vase made it susceptible to breaking easily.

Sense 3: The state of being feeble or lacking strength.

Example sentence: After being bedridden for weeks, her frailness was evident when she attempted to walk.

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