English dictionary
frail
adjectivePronunciation
fɹeɪl
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
adjective
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
adjective
- physically weak
noun
- a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
noun
- the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
Example sentences
a kite too delicate to fly safely
fragile porcelain plates
fragile old bones
a frail craft
I'm only a fallible human
frail humanity
an invalid's frail body