Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural frail·ties for 3.
- the quality or state of being frail.
- moral weakness; liability to yield to temptation.
- a fault resulting from moral weakness: frailties of the human flesh.
noun plural -ties
- physical or moral weakness
- (often plural) a fault symptomatic of moral weakness
mid-14c., from Old French fraileté “frailty, weakness,” from Latin fragilitatem (nominative fragilitas), from fragilis “fragile” (see fragility). Related: Frailties.