frailness
71frail — adj. & n. adj. 1 fragile, delicate. 2 in weak health. 3 morally weak; unable to resist temptation. 4 transient, insubstantial. n. US sl. a woman. Derivatives: frailly adv. frailness n. Etymology: ME f. OF fraile, frele f. L fragilis FRAGILE …
72softness — noun 1. the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded (Freq. 2) • Ant: ↑hardness • Derivationally related forms: ↑soft • Hypernyms: ↑consistency, ↑consistence, ↑ …
73unfitness — noun 1. lacking the power to perform • Syn: ↑inability • Ant: ↑ability (for: ↑inability) • Derivationally related forms: ↑unfit …
74wasting — noun 1. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse • Syn: ↑atrophy, ↑wasting away • Derivationally related forms: ↑atrophy (for: ↑atrophy) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
75fra|gil|i|ty — «fruh JIHL uh tee» noun. fragile quality; delicacy; frailness …
76in|her|it|ance — «ihn HEHR uh tuhns», noun. 1. the act of inheriting: »He received his house by inheritance from an aunt. 2. the right of inheriting. 3. anything inherited: »The house was his inheritance. Good health is a fine inheritance from one s parents. Her… …
