Dictionary

Definition of Frail

• (n.) A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
• (n.) The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.
• (n.) A rush for weaving baskets.
• (superl) Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
• (superl) Tender.
• (superl) Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women.

Synonyms of Frail

• Fallible
• Fragile
• Imperfect
• Weak
• Delicate
• Watery
• Infirm
• Unaccented
• Weakly
• Rickety
• Debile
• Sapless
• Washy
• Faint
• Decrepit
• Light
• Feeble
• Slight
• Tenuous
• Ticklish
• Soft
• Touchy
• Thin
• Flimsy
• Finespun
• Light-Boned

Antonyms of Frail

• Broad-Shouldered
• Unbreakable
• Cast-Iron
• Strapping
• Burly
• Sturdy
• Big-Chested
• Husky
• Square-Shouldered
• Stalwart
• Iron
• Square-Built
• Nonhuman
• Half-Hardy
• Chesty
• Big-Shouldered
• Robust
• Beefy
• Big-Boned
• Hardy
• Heavy-Armed
• Vigorous
• Buirdly
• Stout

Homophones of Frail