frailty

/ˈfrāl-tē/

Middle English frelete, freelte, borrowed from Anglo-French freleté, going back to Latin fragilitāt-, fragilitās, from fragilis "liable to break, weak, fragile-itāt-, -itās -ity

noun

  1. the quality or state of being frail

  2. a fault due to weakness especially of moral character

the frailty of her health

fault failing frailty foible vice mean an imperfection or weakness of character. fault implies a failure, not necessarily culpable, to reach some standard of perfection in disposition, action, or habit. failing suggests a minor shortcoming in character.