frail
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(frāl) 
adj., frail·er, frail·est.
frailness frail'ness n.
frail2 (frāl)
n.
adj., frail·er, frail·est.
- Physically weak; delicate: an invalid's frail body.
- Not strong or substantial; slight: evidence too frail to stand up in court.
- Easily broken or destroyed; fragile.
- 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)
n.
- A rush basket for holding fruit, especially dried fruit.
- The quantity of fruit, such as raisins or figs, that such a basket can hold.
[Middle English fraiel, from Old French.]
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A rush basket for raisins, figs, etc.; also a quantity of raisins, usually about 75 lb (34 kg).
Roget's Thesaurus:
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frail
adjective
- Not physically strong: decrepit, delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly. See strong/weak.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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frail
adj
Definition: breakable, weak
Antonyms: firm, strong, unbreakable
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frail
IN BRIEF: Not having normal strength.
She was so frail she could no longer walk without assistance.
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categories related to 'frail'
- Sickly, out of shape, dull, or weak
- Special Measures - frail: quantity of raisins contained in frail basket, approximately 75 pounds (34 kg)
- Baskets - frail: basket made of rushes, used for shipping figs or raisins
- Weak, Fearful, or Anxious
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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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