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frail

Letters that make frail

a, f, l, r, i are letters that make 'frail'

Words within frail

ail, rail, il, AI, ai, RA, IL, Ra, Fr are words within 'frail'

Anagrams of frail

flair, filar are anagrams of 'frail'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of frail

frails is a word created by adding a letter to 'frail'

frail is a 5 letter word starting with f
frail is a 5 letter word ending with l

5 possible definitions for 'frail'

Frail as "wanting in moral strength, courage, or will, having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings"

Under this definition, frail is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

weak, fallible, imperfect have the same meaning as 'frail'

Derivatives of frail

imperfection, imperfectness are derivatives of 'frail'.

Similar to frail

human is similar to frail.

Example of frail used within this context

"I'm only a fallible human", "frail humanity"

Frail as "physically weak"

Under this definition, frail is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

robust has the opposite meaning of frail

Derivatives of frail

debility, frailty, feebleness, infirmity, frailness, valetudinarianism are derivatives of 'frail'.

Similar to frail

weak, sapless, decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, weakly, light-boned are similar to 'frail'.

Example of frail used within this context

"an invalid's frail body"

Frail as "the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs, between 50 and 75 pounds"

Under this definition, frail is a noun and has the following properties:

frail as a type

'frail' can be a type of weight unit, weight.

Frail as "a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)"

Under this definition, frail is a noun and has the following properties:

frail as a type

'frail' can be a type of basket, handbasket.

Frail as "easily broken or damaged or destroyed"

Under this definition, frail is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fragile, delicate have the same meaning as 'frail'

Derivatives of frail

fragility, breakability, frangibleness, frangibility are derivatives of 'frail'.

Similar to frail

breakable is similar to frail.

Example of frail used within this context

"a kite too delicate to fly safely", "fragile porcelain plates", "fragile old bones", "a frail craft"