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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyojaku
"老人の虚弱さに配慮する必要があります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The condition of being weak and delicate, especially in health or physical constitution.
"The illness exposed the physical frailty of the elderly patient." - 2
A moral weakness or susceptibility to temptation, characteristic of human imperfection.
"Forgiveness is essential when dealing with human frailty."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'freilte', borrowed from Old French 'freleté', ultimately tracing back to the Latin root 'fragilitas' meaning brittleness or weakness. Over centuries, the term has evolved from indicating moral weakness or vulnerability to also encompassing physical decline and delicacy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Frailty" is said worldwide
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fragilité
Transliteration: fra.ʒi.li.te
"La fragilité de la structure inquiète les ingénieurs."
Gebrechlichkeit
Transliteration: ɡəˈbʁɛçlɪçkaɪt
"Mit dem Alter nahm seine körperliche Gebrechlichkeit zu."
fragilità
Transliteration: fra.dʒi.liˈta
"Dobbiamo accettare la nostra fragilità umana."
fragilidad
Transliteration: fɾa.xi.liˈdad
"La fragilidad del sistema económico preocupa a todos."
fragilidade
Transliteration: fɾa.ʒi.liˈdadi
"A fragilidade emocional dela era evidente."
कमजोरी
Transliteration: kamzori
"वृद्धावस्था में शारीरिक कमजोरी बढ़ जाती है।"
脆弱
Transliteration: cuìruò
"我们要正视人性的脆弱。"
허약함
Transliteration: heoyakham
"그는 나이가 들면서 신체적 허약함을 느꼈다."
虚弱
Transliteration: kyojaku
"老人の虚弱さに配慮する必要があります。"
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