What does frail mean?

Definitions for frail
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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. FRAILadjective

    Etymology: fragilis, Latin.

    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.

    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

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  1. Frail

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  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 Records

  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. flair

  2. filar

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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. European Council:

    Even if the hope for a final success may seem frail, even illusory, and although Brexit fatigue is increasingly visible and justified, we cannot give up seeking until the very last moment a positive solution.

  2. Albert Einstein:

    My religion consists of a humble admiration of the unlimitable superior who reveals Himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds. That deeply emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God

  3. Sallust:

    The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

  4. Sallust, The War with Catiline:

    The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

  5. Simin Meydani:

    I'm not talking about the frail elderly that are homebound, i'm talking about older people who are healthy, active, but above the age of 65. For them, I think certain nutrient supplementation might be very helpful.

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