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  (frāl) pronunciation
adj., frail·er, frail·est.
  1. Physically weak; delicate: an invalid's frail body.
  2. Not strong or substantial; slight: evidence too frail to stand up in court.
  3. Easily broken or destroyed; fragile.
  4. Easily led astray; morally weak. See synonyms at weak.

[Middle English frele, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break.]

frailly frail'ly adv.
frailness frail'ness n.
frail2 (frāl) pronunciation
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.]


 
 

A rush basket for raisins, figs, etc.; also a quantity of raisins, usually about 75 lb (34 kg).

 
 
Antonyms: frail

adj

Definition: breakable, weak
Antonyms: firm, strong, unbreakable


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Not having normal strength.

pronunciation She was so frail she could no longer walk without assistance.

 
Translations: Translations for: Frail

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skrøbelig, spinkel
n. - sivkurv, pigebarn

Nederlands (Dutch)
breekbaar/broos, zwak, makkelijk tot slecht te verleiden, onbeduidend, voorbijgaand, mandje

Français (French)
adj. - frêle, fragile, éphémère
n. - fragilité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zart, zerbrechlich, vergänglich
n. - Binsenkorb, Maßeinheit für Rosinen od. Feigen, (Slang) Frau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύθραυστος, ευπαθής, ασθενικός, αδύνατος, λεπτός, λεπτοφυής
n. - καλάθι (σταφίδων)

Italiano (Italian)
debole, fragile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - frágil
n. - seira (f), conteúdo de uma seira

Русский (Russian)
хрупкий, неустойчивый, слабый, болезненный, ненадежный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - delicado
n. - delicado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bräcklig, lätt förledd
n. - sävkorg, böna (amer. sl.)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
脆弱的, 意志薄弱的, 虚弱的, 少女, 少妇

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 脆弱的, 意志薄弱的, 虛弱的
n. - 少女, 少婦

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 물렁한, 연약한, 덧없는
n. - 여자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - もろい, かよわい, はかない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضعيف , سهل الإنقياد (الاسم) سله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שברירי, רופף, שביר, חלש‬
n. - ‮אישה (מדוברת, ארה"ב)‬


 
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