ALL meanings of frail
frail
F f - noun frail This term is sometimes perceived as insulting or condescending when used to refer to a woman, since it reinforces the stereotype of a weak female. 1
- adjective frail person: weak 1
- adjective frail sth: fragile 1
- noun frail (of a person) weak and delicate. 1
- adjective frail having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now. 1
- adjective frail easily broken or destroyed; fragile. 1
- adjective frail morally weak; easily tempted. 1
- noun frail a flexible basket made of rushes, used especially for dried fruits, as dates, figs, or raisins. 1
- noun frail a certain quantity of raisins, about 75 pounds (34 kg), contained in such a basket. 1
- adjective frail Someone who is frail is not very strong or healthy. 0
- adjective frail Something that is frail is easily broken or damaged. 0
- adjective frail physically weak and delicate 0
- abbreviation FRAIL fragile 0
- adjective frail easily corrupted or tempted 0
- noun frail a rush basket for figs or raisins 0
- noun frail a quantity of raisins or figs equal to between 50 and 75 pounds 0
- adjective frail easily broken, shattered, damaged, or destroyed; fragile; delicate 0
- adjective frail slender and delicate; not robust; weak 0
- adjective frail easily tempted to do wrong; morally weak 0
- noun frail a basket made of rushes, for packing figs, raisins, etc. 0
- noun frail A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. 0
- noun frail The quantity of raisins contained in a frail. 0
- noun frail A rush for weaving baskets. 0
- noun frail (Slang) (dated) A girl. 0
- verb frail To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail. 0
- adjective frail Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. 0
- adjective frail Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste. 0