English Explanatory Dictionary

fragility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
  2. Weakness; feebleness.
  3. Liability to error and sin; frailty.

Pronunciation

/fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-fragility.wav

Word forms

fragility fragilities

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fragilité, from Latin fragilitās. Doublet of frailty. Morphologically fragile + -ity.

Synonyms

fragileness

Derived words

antifragility black fragility fragility test infragility osmofragility skin fragility syndrome white fragility
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