fragility
noun/frəˈdʒɪləti/
/frəˈdʒɪləti/
[uncountable]- the fact of being weak and uncertain; the fact of being easy to destroy or harm
- There was an air of fragility about him.
- the fragility of the economy
- financial/emotional fragility
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- the fact of tending to break or be damaged easily
- bone fragility
- the fact of being weak and likely to become ill
- the fragility of the human body
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