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frailness
DEFINITIONS OF:
frailness
1
n
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
Synonyms:
debility
,
feebleness
,
frailty
,
infirmity
,
valetudinarianism
Types:
asthenia
,
astheny
an abnormal loss of strength
cachexia
,
cachexy
,
wasting
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Type of:
softness
,
unfitness
poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
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