English > frailty: 2 senses > noun 1, state| Meaning | The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age). |
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| Synonyms | infirmity, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism |
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| Narrower | asthenia, astheny | An abnormal loss of strength |
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| cachexia, cachexy, wasting | Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease |
| Broader | unfitness, softness | Poor physical condition |
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| Spanish | debilidad, endeblez, enfermedad, flaqueza |
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| Catalan | debilitat, flaquesa, fluixedat, fluixesa |
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