frailties

noun

plural of frailty
as in weaknesses
a defect in character selfishness is a common human frailty

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Recent Examples of frailties Colombia could test Portugal’s defensive frailties with a combination of skill and pace. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Mundo and Diana’s world is more stark, its colors stripped away to show the toll of life’s frailties on the couple. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026 Those traits historically idolized as feminine frailties (or diagnosed as feminine neuroses) are here reenvisioned as sources of extraordinary talent. — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026 Just as her characters tussle with the frailties installed during their upbringings, Strout, the daughter of a schoolteacher mother and parasitologist father who was also a congregationalist deacon, has reckoned with her roots. — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 28 Apr. 2026 Both larger-than-life characters have their frailties. — Bob Strauss, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026 Both larger-than-life characters have their frailties. — Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026 Okrent highlights the emotional frailties that coexisted with the brilliance and generosity. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 Jackson’s other frailties were evident long before that diagnosis. — John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frailties
  1. weaknesses
  2. faults
  3. sins
  4. shortcomings
Noun
  • Use that outing to identify hiking-specific weaknesses and address them before the big trip.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • The paper could also help other countries identify possible weaknesses in large low Earth orbit satellite networks, especially those used for military purposes.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of weaknesses
Noun
  • Can successfully gnarly gore redeem the faults in a film’s story and characterization?
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • These tremors are made possible by faults — cracks in the bedrock — deep below the surface, according to Bauer.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of faults
Noun
  • But there are plenty of sins against the rules of cinematic chastity that marked that movement, such as the ample space made for Lasse Aagaard’s affecting, low-key score that amps up the anxiety as Vibeke starts to spiral.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Still, the tour doesn’t shy away from the mission’s sins over its 250 years, demystifying how supposedly carefree life was during the height of its operations before the United States conquered Mexico.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of sins
Noun
  • Youssef added that one of the biggest shortcomings in many squatter investigations is the lack of follow-up fact gathering.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Nilson Angulo’s strike was excellent and Gonzalo Plata’s winner, which will live long in the Ecuadorian memory, ensured Germany’s shortcomings were punished.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of shortcomings

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