frail

 
  Grep  of  noun  frail 
  frail 
  frailness 
  frailty 
  taffrail 
 
  Overview  of  noun  frail 
 
  The  noun  frail  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  frail  --  (the  weight  of  a  frail  (basket)  full  of  raisins  or  figs;  between  50  and  75  pounds) 
  2.  frail  --  (a  basket  for  holding  dried  fruit  (especially  raisins  or  figs)) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  frail 
 
  The  adj  frail  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  frail  --  (physically  weak;  "an  invalid's  frail  body") 
  2.  fallible,  frail,  imperfect,  weak  --  (having  the  attributes  of  man  as  opposed  to  e.g.  divine  beings;  "I'm  only  human";  "frail  humanity") 
  3.  delicate,  fragile,  frail  --  (easily  broken  or  damaged  or  destroyed;  "a  kite  too  delicate  to  fly  safely";  "fragile  porcelain  plates";  "fragile  old  bones";  "a  frail  craft") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  frail 
 
  3  senses  of  frail 
 
  Sense  1 
  frail  (vs.  robust) 
 
  robust  (vs.  frail) 
  =>  beefy,  burly,  husky,  strapping,  buirdly 
  =>  big-boned 
  =>  big-chested,  chesty 
  =>  big-shouldered,  broad-shouldered,  square-shouldered 
  =>  cast-iron,  iron 
  =>  hardy,  stalwart,  stout,  sturdy 
  =>  heavy-armed 
  =>  square-built 
  =>  vigorous 
  =>  rugged 
 
  Sense  2 
  fallible,  frail,  imperfect,  weak 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  human)  ->  nonhuman 
 
  Sense  3 
  delicate,  fragile,  frail 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  breakable)  ->  unbreakable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  frail 
 
  3  senses  of  frail 
 
  Sense  1 
  frail  (vs.  robust) 
  =>  decrepit,  feeble,  infirm,  sapless,  weak,  weakly 
  Also  See->  delicate#1;  unhealthy#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  fallible,  frail,  imperfect,  weak 
  =>  human  (vs.  nonhuman) 
 
  Sense  3 
  delicate,  fragile,  frail 
  =>  breakable  (vs.  unbreakable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  frail 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  frail 
 
  frail  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  frail 
  frail 
 
  Overview  of  noun  frail 
 
  The  noun  frail  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  frail  --  (the  weight  of  a  frail  (basket)  full  of  raisins  or  figs;  between  50  and  75  pounds) 
  2.  frail  --  (a  basket  for  holding  dried  fruit  (especially  raisins  or  figs)) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  frail 
 
  The  adj  frail  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  frail  --  (physically  weak;  "an  invalid's  frail  body") 
  2.  fallible,  frail,  imperfect,  weak  --  (having  the  attributes  of  man  as  opposed  to  e.g.  divine  beings;  "I'm  only  human";  "frail  humanity") 
  3.  delicate,  fragile,  frail  --  (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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