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 The close of that second day — admittedly of what became an all too short and one-sided Test because of Pakistan’s alarming frailties — brought a fascinating debate on the BBC’s Test Match Special podcast. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 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, 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 What the memoir mainly does is reassure you that Gavin Newsom is a person with frailties and failings. — Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frailties
  1. weaknesses
  2. faults
  3. sins
  4. shortcomings
Noun
  • While tech billionaires such as Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen may see empathy and introspection as weaknesses, those traits are the beating heart of literature and art, the wellspring of creativity and human connection.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • City looked anemic in their Community Shield warmup last weekend, going down in defeat 3-0 against Arsenal in a blowout that exposed a few weaknesses in Maresca’s midfield.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of weaknesses
Noun
  • Bypassing Fischer-Tropsch reactions Once generated, the hydrogen moved rapidly toward the surface along regional faults.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Deadly fires, often linked to electrical faults or gas cylinder explosions, are common in India where investigators have frequently pointed to safety lapses and inadequate enforcement of fire regulations as contributing to recurring loss of life.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of faults
Noun
  • Fans of improv, musicals and audience participation will thoroughly enjoy this performance and should be prepared to repent for sins like eating a hamburger, owning too many snakes or yearning for a younger man.
    — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Seven of our contributors gamely shared (some of) their secret sins.
    — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sins
Noun
  • Allar has first-round physical traits, but his two biggest shortcomings are decision making and accuracy.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In the old days, there would be a congressional investigation into such shortcomings.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortcomings

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