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What does frailty mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived or seduced.
  2. A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
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Historically the body and its frailty were much more difficult to escape than in our own age.
The most important safety concern is their frailty and consequent vulnerability to personal injury or death in a crash.
After only three years her natural frailty and the rigours of her ascetic devotions killed her.
This gradual loss has been tied to protein deficiency, lack of exercise, and increased frailty among the elderly.
However, those hopes were undermined and then ultimately shattered by a combination of injuries and growing defensive frailty.
Perhaps so, but the great attraction of sport is that, still in 2001, it holds a mirror to the human condition in all its strength and frailty.

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