Definitions for Frail
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. frailnoun

   the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds

2. frailadjective

   a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

3. frailadjective

   physically weak

   "an invalid's frail body"

4. fallible, frail, imperfect, weakadjective

   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"

5. delicate, fragile, frailadjective

   easily broken or damaged or destroyed

   "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frailnoun

   A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

2. frailnoun

   The quantity of raisins contained in a frail.

3. frailnoun

   A rush for weaving baskets.

4. frailnoun

   A girl.

5. frailverb

   To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

6. frailadjective

   Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

7. frailadjective

   Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.

8. Etymology: From frele, from fragilis. Cognate to fraction, fracture, and fragile.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRAILadjective

   Etymology: fragilis, Latin.

   1. Weak; easily decaying; subject to casualties; easily destroyed.

   I know my body’s of so frail a kind,
   As force without, fevers within can kill. Davies.

   When with care we have raised this imaginary treasure of happiness, we find, at last, that the materials of the structure are frail and perishing, and the foundation itself is laid in the sand. John Rogers, Sermon 5.

   2. Weak of resolution; liable to errour or seduction.

   The truly virtuous do not easily credit evil that is told them of their neighbours; for if others may do amiss, then may these also speak amiss: man is frail, and prone to evil, and therefore may soon fail in words. Jeremy Taylor, Guide to Devotion.

2. Frailnoun

   1. A basket made of rushes.2. A rush for weaving baskets.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frail

   Frail is a song by Canadian electronic music band, Crystal Castles. It is the first single of the band's 2016 album, Amnesty (I). On April 17, 2015, it was made available for free download on the duo's SoundCloud page.

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1. frail

   Frail refers to being physically weak, delicate or fragile, often due to old age or illness. It can also imply a lack of strength or resilience in other areas such as emotional fortitude or structural integrity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frailnoun

   a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins

2. Frailnoun

   the quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail

3. Frailnoun

   a rush for weaving baskets

4. Frail

   easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm

5. Frail

   tender

6. Frail

   liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women

7. Etymology: [OE. frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. frle, fr. L. fragilis. See Fragile.]

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1. Frail

   Frail is an album by Norwegian singer-songwiter Maria Solheim released in 2004 by Kirkelig Kulturverksted.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frail

   frāl, adj. wanting in strength or firmness: weak: unchaste.—adj. Frail′ish, somewhat frail.—adv. Frail′ly.—ns. Frail′ness, Frail′ty, weakness: infirmity. [O. Fr. fraile—L. fragilis, fragile.]

2. Frail

   frāl, n. a rush: a basket made of rushes. [O. Fr. frayel; of dubious origin.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRAIL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Frail is ranked #75564 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Frail surname appeared 255 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Frail.
   
   93.7% or 239 total occurrences were White.
   4.7% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. • Weight Unit

Anagrams for Frail »

1. flair

2. filar

How to pronounce Frail?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Frail in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Frail in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Frail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Frail in a Sentence

1. Peggy Noonan, speechwriter for the Reagan administration:

   I first saw President Reagan as a foot, highly polished brown cordovan wagging merrily on a hassock. I spied it through the door. It was a beautiful foot, sleek. Such casual elegance and clean lines! But not a big foot, not formidable, maybe a little ...frail. I imagined cradling it in my arms, protecting it from unsmooth roads.

2. Frances Rodman:

   Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail, striving and faith the only strength it knows.

3. Roxanne Davis:

   The gap in the boards appears to be maybe eight inches, and Mary was certainly very frail, but it's hard for me to believe that a person could step on a board, and their entire body would go down a crack that is two inches wider than a dollar bill.

4. New York:

   We saw an incredible increase in violence immediately following the pandemic. It appears to me that the human condition is very frail, we have to figure out the root causes here, and that is why in my budget I not only triple the amount of money to support our law enforcement activities and community policing.

5. Hanaa Singer:

   The people we met in Madaya were exhausted and extremely frail, doctors were emotionally distressed and mentally drained, working 'round the clock with very limited resources to provide treatment to children and people in need. It is simply unacceptable that this is happening in the 21st century.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Frail
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frail
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Frail
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frail
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frail
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Frail
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Frail
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html