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fragility

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fragility

1 the state or quality of having a delicate structure

  • we marveled at the fragility and yet the surprising strength of the bird's wing bones
Synonyms of fragility

daintiness, delicacy, exquisiteness, fineness, frangibility
Words Related to fragility

diaphanousness, flimsiness, insubstantiality, wispiness

brittleness, crumbliness, friability
Near Antonyms of fragility

firmness, solidity

strength
Antonyms of fragility

coarseness, crudeness, crudity, roughness, rudeness

2 the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor

  • the fragility of the abandoned baby bird
Synonyms of fragility

asthenia, debilitation, debility, delicacy, enervation, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, languidness, languor, listlessness, lowness, weakness, wimpiness
Words Related to fragility

decay, decrepitude

breakdown, collapse, prostration

exhaustion, fatigue, lassitude, weariness

defenselessness, helplessness, impotence, impuissance, powerlessness

effeteness, softness, tenderness

disablement, incapacitation, invalidism

damage, harm, hurt, impairment, injury
Near Antonyms of fragility

energy, vitality

brawniness, fitness, heftiness, huskiness, lustiness, muscularity, virility

hardness, ruggedness, stoutness, sturdiness, toughness

health, healthiness, soundness, wellness
Antonyms of fragility

hardihood, hardiness, robustness, strength, vigor

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