Entry Word: frailty

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a defect in character <selfishness is a common human frailty> — see fault 1
2 the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor <frailty doesn't affect all elderly people, for many are indeed healthy and strong> — see weakness 1
3 the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character <the frailty shown by the apostle Peter when he denied Jesus three times> — see weakness 2