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frailness vs asthenia

asthenia vs frailness

frailness and asthenia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frailness Yes No No No
asthenia Yes No No No
As nouns, asthenia is a hyponym of frailness; that is, asthenia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frailness:
  • frailness: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
  • asthenia: an abnormal loss of strength
Other hyponyms of frailness include astheny, cachexia, cachexy, wasting, sickliness.
frailness (noun) asthenia (noun)
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) an abnormal loss of strength
Difference between frailness and asthenia

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