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frail 1 F0292600 (frāl)adj. frail·er, frail·est 1. Physically weak or delicate: an invalid's frail body; in frail health. See Synonyms at weak.2. Easily broken or destroyed; fragile: a flower with a frail stem.3. Not strong or substantial; slight: a frail voice; evidence too frail to stand up in court.4. Easily led astray; morally weak.
[Middle English frele, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]
frail′ly adv.frail′ness n.
frail 2 F0292600 (frāl)n.1. A rush basket for holding fruit, especially dried fruit.2. The quantity of fruit, such as raisins or figs, that such a basket can hold.
[Middle English fraiel, from Old French.]frail (freɪl) adj1. physically weak and delicate2. fragile: a frail craft. 3. easily corrupted or tempted[C13: from Old French frele, from Latin fragilis, fragile] ˈfrailly adv ˈfrailness n
frail (freɪl) n1. a rush basket for figs or raisins2. (Units) a quantity of raisins or figs equal to between 50 and 75 pounds[C13: from Old French fraiel, of uncertain origin]frail1 (freɪl)
adj. , -er, -est. 1. having delicate health. 2. easily broken or destroyed. 3. morally weak. [1300–50; Middle English < Old French < Latin fragilis fragile] frail′ly, adv. frail′ness, n. syn: frail, brittle, fragile imply a delicacy or weakness of substance or construction. frail applies particularly to health and immaterial things: a frail constitution; frail hopes. brittle implies a hard material that snaps or breaks to pieces easily: brittle as glass. fragile implies that the object must be handled carefully to avoid breakage or damage: fragile bric-a-brac. frail2 (freɪl)
n. a basket made of rushes and used esp. for dried fruits. [1300–50; Middle English frayel, fraelle < Old French frayel, of uncertain orig.] frail - Fifty pounds of raisins.See also related terms for raisin.Frail a rush basket, hence, the quantity it could contain, ranging from 30 to 76 Ibs.Examples: frail of currants, 1836; of figs, 1382; of raisins, 1420; of sprats, 1618.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | frail - the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 poundsweight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" | | 2. | frail - a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)basket, handbasket - a container that is usually woven and has handles | | Adj. | 1. | frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial" | | 2. | frail - wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"fallible, imperfect, weakhuman - having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty" | | 3. | frail - easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"fragile, delicatebreakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully" |
frailadjective1. feeble, weak, puny, decrepit, infirm She lay in bed looking particularly frail.
feeble strong, sound, tough, healthy, substantial, robust, vigorous, sturdy, hale, stalwart2. flimsy, weak, vulnerable, delicate, fragile, brittle, unsound, wispy, insubstantial, breakable, frangible, slight The frail craft rocked as he clambered in.frailadjectiveNot physically strong:decrepit, delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly.Translationsfrail (freil) adjective weak, especially in health. a frail old lady. 虛弱的 虚弱的ˈfrailty – plural ˈfrailties – noun physical weakness or (a) moral failing. She loved him in spite of his frailties. 虛弱，品德上的弱點 虚弱，品德上的弱点 frail
frailA woman. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "frail frame" rhymes with "dame." Look at that frail, walking in here like she owns the place.twist and frail n. a girl; a woman. (Underworld. Possibly rhyming slang twist and twirl = girl and frail frame = dame. Detective novels and movies.) This good-looking twist comes over to the table and asks Lefty if he’d like to dance. I’ll shoot the frail if you don’t hand it over! frail verbSee twist twist/wrap around (one's) little finger To dominate utterly and effortlessly.frail
frail a quantity of raisins or figs equal to between 50 and 75 pounds frail
Related to frail: frail elderlySynonyms for frailadj feebleSynonyms- feeble
- weak
- puny
- decrepit
- infirm
Antonyms- strong
- sound
- tough
- healthy
- substantial
- robust
- vigorous
- sturdy
- hale
- stalwart
adj flimsySynonyms- flimsy
- weak
- vulnerable
- delicate
- fragile
- brittle
- unsound
- wispy
- insubstantial
- breakable
- frangible
- slight
Synonyms for frailadj not physically strongSynonyms- decrepit
- delicate
- feeble
- flimsy
- fragile
- infirm
- insubstantial
- puny
- unsound
- unsubstantial
- weak
- weakly
Synonyms for frailnoun the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figsRelated Wordsnoun a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)Related Wordsadj physically weakRelated WordsAntonymsadj wanting in moral strength, courage, or willSynonymsRelated Wordsadj easily broken or damaged or destroyedSynonymsRelated Words |