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- Dictionaryfrail/freɪl/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) weak and delicate: "his small, frail body" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a woman. informal, dated US
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weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed: a frail old lady. I last saw him just last week and thought how old and frail he looked. the country's frail economy. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not physically strong. weak She was too tired and weak to finish the race.
Frail definition: having delicate health; not robust; weak. See examples of FRAIL used in a sentence.
The meaning of FRAIL is easily led into evil. How to use frail in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Frail.
Definitions of frail. adjective. physically weak. “an invalid's frail body” synonyms: delicate. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury. debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality. light-boned.
Definition of frail adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
frail applies particularly to health and immaterial things: a frail constitution; frail hopes. brittle implies a hard material that snaps or breaks to pieces easily: brittle as glass. fragile implies that the object must be handled carefully to avoid breakage or damage: fragile bric-a-brac.
weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed: a frail old lady. I last saw him just last week and thought how old and frail he looked. the country's frail economy. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not physically strong. weak She was too tired and weak to finish the race.
Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. frailest, frailer. Slender and delicate; not robust; weak. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Easily broken, shattered, damaged, or destroyed; fragile; delicate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not strong or substantial; slight. A frail voice; evidence too frail to stand up in court. American Heritage
1. Physically weak or delicate: an invalid's frail body; in frail health. See Synonyms at weak. 2. Easily broken or destroyed; fragile: a flower with a frail stem. 3. Not strong or substantial; slight: a frail voice; evidence too frail to stand up in court. 4. Easily led astray; morally weak.
May 21, 2024 · Definitions of 'frail' 1. Someone who is frail is not very strong or healthy. [...] 2. Something that is frail is easily broken or damaged. [...] More. Synonyms of 'frail' • feeble, weak, puny, decrepit [...] • flimsy, weak, vulnerable, delicate [...] More. Collocations with the word 'frail' frail health frail patient increasingly frail.
