Frailness and Mettle

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Frailness noun - The quality or state of lacking strength of will or character.

Usage example: don't take advantage of your younger sister's frailness of character and get her to lie for you

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Mettle is an antonym for frailness.

Nearby Words: frail, frailty

Mettle noun - The courage to carry on.

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Frailness is an antonym for mettle.

Nearby Words: mettlesome, mettled

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Mettle and Frailness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frailness/mettle

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