frailness

frail ¹  (frl)

adj. frail·er, frail·est

1. Physically weak; delicate: an invalid's frail body.

2. Not strong or substantial; slight: evidence too frail to stand up in court.

3. Easily broken or destroyed; fragile.

4. Easily led astray; morally weak. See Synonyms at weak.

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[Middle English frele, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

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frailly adv.

frailness n.

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frail ²  (frl)

n.

1. A rush basket for holding fruit, especially dried fruit.

2. The quantity of fruit, such as raisins or figs, that such a basket can hold.

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[Middle English fraiel, from Old French.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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frailness - the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) debility, feebleness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism unfitness, softness - poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) asthenia, astheny - an abnormal loss of strength cachexia, cachexy, wasting - any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease