Meaning of FRAIL
| Pronunciation: | | freyl
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- [n] a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
- [n] the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- [adj] easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
- [adj] having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity"
- [adj] physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
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| | Synonyms: | | breakable, decrepit, delicate, fallible, feeble, fragile, human, imperfect, infirm, sapless, weak, weakly |
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| | Antonyms: | | robust | | |
| | See Also: | | basket, handbasket, unhealthy, weight, weight unit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Frail\, n. [OE. fraiel, fraile, OF. fraiel, freel, frael,
fr. LL. fraellum.]
A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and
raisins.
2. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or
seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.
3. A rush for weaving baskets. --Johnson.
\Frail\, a. [Compar. {Frailer}; superl. {Frailest}.] [OE.
frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. fr[^e]le, fr. L.
fragilis. See {Fragile}.]
1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to
fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life;
weak; infirm.
That I may know how frail I am. --Ps. xxxix.
4.
An old bent man, worn and frail. --Lowell.
2. Tender. [Obs.]
Deep indignation and compassion. --Spenser.
3. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong
against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; --
often applied to fallen women.
Man is frail, and prone to evil. --Jer. Taylor.
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