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Definition of Frail
1. Adjective. Physically weak. "An invalid's frail body"
Similar to: Debile, Decrepit, Feeble, Infirm, Rickety, Sapless, Weak, Weakly, Light-boned
Derivative terms: Frailness
Antonyms: Robust
2. Noun. The weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds.
3. Adjective. Wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings. "Frail humanity"
4. Noun. A basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs).
5. Adjective. Easily broken or damaged or destroyed. "A frail craft"
Definition of Frail
1. n. A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
2. a. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
Definition of Frail
1. Adjective. Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. ¹
2. Adjective. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste. ¹
3. Noun. A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. ¹
4. Noun. The quantity of raisins contained in a frail. ¹
5. Noun. A rush for weaving baskets. ¹
6. Noun. (context: dated slang possibly offensive) A girl. ¹
7. Verb. To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Frail
1. fragile [adj FRAILER, FRAILEST] : FRAILLY [adv] / a basket for holding dried fruits [n -S] - See also: fragile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frail
Literary usage of Frail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"frail COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING From 'Love for Love* Scene: — A Room in the ...
frail — What have you to do to watch me? 'Slife, I'll do what I please. ..."
2. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1804)
"Mrs frail. I thought you would give me something that would he a trouble ...
Mrs frail. Pooh ! no, I thank you, I have enough to do to take care of my own. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"frail as a sigh. — SYDNEY DOBELL. frail as the web that misty night has spun.
... frail as a flake of snow. — AJ RYAN. frail As May's first lily in a ..."
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