Frailty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

moral weakness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈeɪlti/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈeɪlti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈeɪlti/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈeɪlti/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

debility feebleness infirmity frailness vice valetudinarianism

Word Forms

infirm	adjective	lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
debile	adjective	lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
debilitate	verb	make weak
feeble	adjective	lacking strength; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
frail	adjective	physically weak

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gebrechlichkeit

der Zustand der gesundheitlichen oder körperlichen Schwäche (insbesondere ab dem Alter)

🇫🇷French

fragilité

l'état de faiblesse physique ou de santé (surtout à partir de la vieillesse)

🇪🇸Spanish

fragilidad

el estado de debilidad en la salud o el cuerpo (especialmente por la vejez)

🇮🇹Italian

fragilità

lo stato di debolezza fisica o di salute (soprattutto dalla vecchiaia)

🇳🇱Dutch

kwetsbaarheid

de staat van zwak zijn in gezondheid of lichaam (vooral vanaf ouderdom)

🇵🇹Portuguese

fragilidade

o estado de fraqueza na saúde ou no corpo (especialmente na velhice)

🇷🇺Russian

слабость

состояние слабости здоровья или тела (особенно в старости)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोष

स्वास्थ्य या शरीर में कमज़ोर होने की अवस्था (विशेषकर वृद्धावस्था से)

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্বলতা

স্বাস্থ্য বা শরীরে দুর্বল হওয়ার অবস্থা (বিশেষত বার্ধক্য থেকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

பலவீனமான

உடல்நலம் அல்லது உடலில் பலவீனமாக இருக்கும் நிலை (குறிப்பாக வயதான காலத்தில் இருந்து)

🇮🇳Telugu

బలహీనత

ఆరోగ్యం లేదా శరీరంలో బలహీనమైన స్థితి (ముఖ్యంగా వృద్ధాప్యం నుండి)

🇮🇳Marathi

कमजोर

आरोग्य किंवा शरीरात कमकुवत असण्याची स्थिती (विशेषत: वृद्धापकाळापासून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

નબળાઈ

સ્વાસ્થ્ય અથવા શરીરમાં નબળા હોવાની સ્થિતિ (ખાસ કરીને વૃદ્ધાવસ્થાથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ಬಲತೆ

ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ದೇಹದಲ್ಲಿ ದುರ್ಬಲವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವೃದ್ಧಾಪ್ಯದಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർബലമായ

ആരോഗ്യത്തിലോ ശരീരത്തിലോ ദുർബലമായ അവസ്ഥ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വാർദ്ധക്യം മുതൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀ

ਸਿਹਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਬੁਢਾਪੇ ਤੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کمزوری

صحت یا جسم کے کمزور ہونے کی حالت (خاص طور پر بڑھاپے سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虚弱

健康或身体虚弱的状态（尤其是年老后）

🇯🇵Japanese

虚弱

健康や体が弱っている状態（特に加齢により）

🇰🇷Korean

여림

건강이나 신체가 허약한 상태(특히 노년기부터)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự yếu đuối

tình trạng sức khỏe hoặc cơ thể suy yếu (đặc biệt là từ tuổi già)

🇹🇭Thai

ความอ่อนแอ

ภาวะสุขภาพหรือร่างกายอ่อนแอ (โดยเฉพาะจากวัยชรา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelemahan

keadaan lemah dalam kesehatan atau tubuh (terutama karena usia tua)

🇵🇭Filipino

kahinaan

ang estado ng pagiging mahina sa kalusugan o katawan (lalo na mula sa katandaan)

🇲🇾Malay

kelemahan

keadaan lemah dalam kesihatan atau badan (terutama dari usia tua)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هشاشة

حالة الضعف في الصحة أو الجسم (خاصة في سن الشيخوخة)

🇮🇷Persian

ضعف

وضعیت ضعف سلامتی یا بدنی (مخصوصاً از سنین بالا)

🇹🇷Turkish

zayıflık

sağlıkta veya vücutta zayıf olma durumu (özellikle yaşlılıktan itibaren)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּלשָׁה

המצב של חולשה בבריאות או בגוף (במיוחד מגיל מבוגר)

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