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fragility
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of FRAGILITY
1
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>
Related Words diaphanousness, flimsiness, insubstantiality, wispiness; brittleness, crumbliness, friability
2
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor <the fragility of the abandoned baby bird>
Synonyms asthenia, debilitation, debility, delicacy, enervation, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, languidness, languor, listlessness, lowness, wimpiness
Related Words decay, decrepitude; breakdown, collapse, prostration; exhaustion, fatigue, lassitude, weariness; defenselessness, helplessness, impotence, impuissance, powerlessness; effeteness, softness, tenderness; disablement, incapacitation, invalidism; damage, harm, hurt, impairment, injury
Near Antonyms energy, vitality; brawniness, fitness, heftiness, huskiness, lustiness, muscularity, virility; hardness, ruggedness, stoutness, sturdiness, toughness; health, healthiness, soundness, wellness
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