fragility

[Fra*gilĀ·i*ty]

Fragility is a state of being delicate or breakable. The fragility of your grandmother's juice glasses might make you nervous about taking even one sip.

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The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.

Noun
lack of physical strength

Noun
quality of being easily damaged or destroyed


n.
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.

n.
Weakness; feebleness.

n.
Liability to error and sin; frailty.


Fragility

Fra*gil"i*ty , n. [L. fragilitas: cf. F. fragilit'82. Cf. Frailty.] 1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility. Bacon. 2. Weakness; feebleness.
An appearance of delicacy, and even of fragility, is almost essential to it [beauty].
3. Liability to error and sin; frailty. [Obs.]
The fragility and youthful folly of Qu. Fabius.

The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.

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Usage Examples

Everything that everyone is afraid of has already happened: The fragility of capitalism, which we don't want to admit the loss of the empire of the United States and American exceptionalism. In fact, American exceptionalism is that we are exceptionally backward in about fifteen different categories, from education to infrastructure.

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Other Usage Examples

When I look back on my childhood, I think of that short time in Beirut. I know that seeing the city collapse around me forced me to grasp something many people miss: the fragility of peace.

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.

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