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fragility
/fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/
noun 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
concerning
VERB + FRAGILITY
remember, understand
FRAGILITY + NOUN
existence, human, life, planet
Definitions
noun
1
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […]; perhaps to moralise on the oneness or fragility of the planet, or to see humanity for the small and circumscribed thing that it is; […].
2
Weakness; feebleness.
3
Liability to error and sin; frailty.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — lack of physical strength
noun — quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
- breakability
- frangibleness
- frangibility
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […]; perhaps to moralise on the oneness or fragili
Wiktionary02
Liquid love is a concept created by sociologist Zygmunt Bauman concerning the fragility of human bonds in postmodernity.
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Since the first humans ventured above our atmosphere, they have been humbled by the beauty and fragility of our planet seen from space.
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Remember the fragility of your existence.
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You tread lightly, as though you understand the fragility of life.
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His untimely death reminded people of the fragility of life and its unpredictability.
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