Synonyms of frail

Noun


1. frail, weight unit, weight

usage: the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds

2. frail, basket, handbasket

usage: a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

Adjective


1. frail (vs. robust), decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly, light-boned, delicate, weak

usage: physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"

2. fallible, frail, imperfect, weak, human (vs. nonhuman)

usage: 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"

3. delicate, fragile, frail, breakable (vs. unbreakable)

usage: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

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Definition and meaning of frail (Dictionary)