frailties
Points of vulnerability
Frailties are weaknesses or flaws, especially moral ones.
The word carries a tone of gentle acknowledgment rather than harsh judgment—we speak of human frailties as inevitable imperfections: We must forgive each other our frailties.
Physical frailties are the vulnerabilities that come with age or illness: the frailties of the elderly.
Personal weaknesses or defects
- shortcomingsInadequacies or weak points
- flawsImperfections in something
- weaknessesPoints of vulnerability
- faultsImperfections or shortcomings
imperfections · vices · temptations · lapses · transgressions · susceptibilities · foibles · defects
Impaired strength or vitality
- feeblenessLack of strength
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- fragilityEase of breaking
enervation · fatigue · exhaustion · languor · lethargy · brittleness · delicateness · flimsiness
Brevity of existence
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- finitudeState of being bounded
- perishabilityTendency to decay quickly
temporality · fleeting · brevity · decay · aging · senescence · withering · fading
Liability to influence
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- exposureState of being unprotected
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
helplessness · insecurity · openness · endangerment · peril · risk · delicacy · tenderness
failings
Personal weaknesses or defects
- shortcomingsInadequacies or weak points
- flawsImperfections in something
- weaknessesPoints of vulnerability
faults · imperfections · vices · temptations · lapses · transgressions · susceptibilities · foibles · defects · sins
debility
Impaired strength or vitality
- feeblenessLack of strength
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- decrepitudeWornness from age
fragility · enervation · fatigue · exhaustion · languor · lethargy · brittleness · delicateness · flimsiness · shakiness
transience
Brevity of existence
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- finitudeState of being bounded
perishability · temporality · fleeting · brevity · decay · aging · senescence · withering · fading · passing
susceptibility
Liability to influence
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- exposureState of being unprotected
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
precariousness · helplessness · insecurity · openness · endangerment · peril · risk · delicacy · tenderness · rawness
frailtiesstrengths
Powers or capabilities
robustness · vitality · vigor · hardiness · sturdiness
frailtiesstrengths
Powers or capabilities
fortitudes · virtues · steadfastness · resolve · fortitude
frailtiesstrengths
Powers or capabilities
solidities · stabilities · robustness · soundness · structural integrity