Synonyms of fragility

fragility

noun

1

as in exquisiteness

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 & Similar Words

• exquisiteness
• fineness
• brittleness
• daintiness
• delicacy
• flimsiness
• frangibility
• insubstantiality
• friability
• wispiness
• diaphanousness
• crumbliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughness
• solidity
• coarseness
• rudeness
• strength
• firmness
• crudity
• crudeness

2

as in weakness

the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor

the fragility of the abandoned baby bird

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakness
• exhaustion
• fatigue
• frailty
• feebleness
• debility
• injury
• impairment
• faintness
• infirmity
• enervation
• frailness
• debilitation
• lowness
• decay
• enfeeblement
• languor
• asthenia
• tenderness
• listlessness
• languidness
• breakdown
• delicacy
• disablement
• damage
• wimpiness
• collapse
• decrepitude
• helplessness
• powerlessness
• softness
• impotence
• weariness
• prostration
• harm
• defenselessness
• lassitude
• hurt
• invalidism
• incapacitation
• impuissance
• effeteness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strength
• robustness
• hardiness
• vigor
• vitality
• energy
• hardihood
• virility
• toughness
• fitness
• muscularity
• hardness
• ruggedness
• sturdiness
• health
• huskiness
• soundness
• stoutness
• lustiness
• healthiness
• wellness
• heftiness
• brawniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fragility

If the party’s strength were indeed based on the freestanding institutions that China had built in the post-Mao era, then Xi’s purges would be a warning sign of fragility and even a potential crackup. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

The fragility of quantum coherence, quantum interference patterns. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

There is a fragility to their lives, Keith explains, since Billy passed away. — Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

As a director and screenwriter, Sánchez’s work explores the fragility and darkness of the human condition. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Due to a recent conservation report that revealed nearly 10,000 holes and over 24,000 stains, the tapestry’s fragility requires that it not be hung vertically. — Tobias Grey, Air Mail, 5 Sep. 2026

But Wild Horse Nine has been built around the queasy charisma of the great John Malkovich, who has made a career out of blending fragility and menace, even in his smallest parts. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

That ecological fragility is one reason why some activists oppose the project despite assurances from TotalEnergies that the pipeline’s state-of-the-art design will ensure safety for decades. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Because, in a place like this, that fragility is not discreet. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026