Australian English Meaning of frail
frail
Other Australian English words related to frail
Nearest Words of frail
- fraight => freight
- fragrant woodsia => Fragrant woodsia
- fragrant wood fern => fragrant wood fern
- fragrant water lily => Fragrant water lily
- fragrant sumac => Fragrant sumac
- fragrant orchid => fragrant orchids
- fragrant cliff fern => Fragrant cliff fern
- fragrant bedstraw => Sweet woodruff
- fragrant agrimony => Fragrant agrimony
- fragrant => fragrant
Definitions and Meaning of frail in English
frail (n)
the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
frail (a)
physically weak
frail (s)
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
frail (n.)
A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.
A rush for weaving baskets.
frail (superl)
Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
Tender.
Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women.
FAQs About the word frail
frail
the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds, a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs), physically weak
delicate,fragile,fragile,brittle,breakable,Weak,Crisp,crispy,crumbly,dainty
hard,rigid,solid,strong,sturdy,substantial,tough,unbreakable,compact,elastic
fraight => freight, fragrant woodsia => Fragrant woodsia, fragrant wood fern => fragrant wood fern, fragrant water lily => Fragrant water lily, fragrant sumac => Fragrant sumac,