Definitions for frail
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Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

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1. frailnoun

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

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

2. frailnoun

   The quantity of raisins contained in a frail.

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

3. frailnoun

   A rush for weaving baskets.

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

4. frailnoun

   A girl.

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

5. frailverb

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

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

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.

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

7. frailadjective

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

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Frailnoun

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

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

2. Frailnoun

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

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

3. Frailnoun

   a rush for weaving baskets

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

4. Frail

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

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

5. Frail

   tender

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

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

   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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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1. flair

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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. Mark Warner:

   I saw him four or five weeks ago. Very frail, but still, oftentimes with a pocket square, and looking like he stepped out of ‘Hunt Country’ magazine.

2. Sallust:

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

3. Efraim Zuroff:

   When you think of these cases, don't think of frail, old, sick men and women.

4. Alexis Carrel:

   If you make a habit of sincere prayer, your life will be very noticeably and profoundly altered. Prayer stamps with its indelible mark our actions and demeanor. A tranquility of bearing, a facial and bodily repose, are observed in those whose inner lives are thus enriched. . . . Properly understood, prayer is a mature activity indispensable to the fullest development of personality . . . . Only in prayer do we achieve that complete and harmonious assembly of body, mind and spirit which gives the frail human reed its unshakable strengths.

5. John Still:

   The memories of men are too frail a thread to hang history from.

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