Associations to the word «Frail»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
FRAIL, adjective. Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
FRAIL, adjective. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
FRAIL, noun. A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
FRAIL, noun. The quantity of raisins contained in a frail.
FRAIL, noun. A rush for weaving baskets.
FRAIL, noun. (dated) (slang) A girl.
FRAIL, verb. To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.
Dictionary definition
FRAIL, noun. The weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds.
FRAIL, noun. A basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs).
FRAIL, adjective. Physically weak; "an invalid's frail body".
FRAIL, adjective. Wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity".
FRAIL, adjective. Easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.