frailty

CEFRC1

/ˈfɹeɪlti/

noun

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noun
Physical weakness or a human weakness in character.
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noun
Extra detail
A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meaning

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

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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 ;
1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 36, n. 1
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.
2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport

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