FRAILNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("frailness" is a kind of...):

softness; unfitness (poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "frailness"):

asthenia; astheny (an abnormal loss of strength)

cachexia; cachexy; wasting (any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease)

Derivation:

frail (physically weak)