Ailment and Frailty

Ailment

Ailment noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.

Frailty and ailment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Frailty" instead a noun "Ailment".

Nearby Words: ailing, ailed

Frailty

Frailty noun - A defect in character.

Ailment and frailty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ailment" instead a noun "Frailty".

Nearby Words: frail, frailness

How words are described

physical physical ailment physical frailty
mental mental ailment mental frailty
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Frailty and Ailment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailment/frailty
Ailment & Frailty. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailment/frailty>.
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