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Fragility vs Failing - What's the difference?

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Fragility is a related term of failing.


As nouns the difference between fragility and failing

is that fragility is the condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility while failing is weakness; defect.

As a verb failing is

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As a preposition failing is

if the preferred or prior option is not possible.

fragility

English

Noun

(fragilities)
  • The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
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  • Weakness; feebleness.
  • (obsolete) Liability to error and sin; frailty.

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    failing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • weakness; defect
    • His worst failing is his temper.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • if the preferred or prior option is not possible
    • A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.