Frail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈeɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /fɹˈeɪl/.

Examples

an invalid's frail body
I'm only a fallible human
frail humanity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

weak imperfect fragile fallible delicate

Antonyms

robust

Parts of Speech

noun	the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
noun	a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
adjective	physically weak “an invalid's frail body”
adjective	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”
adjective	easily broken or damaged or destroyed “a kite too delicate to fly safely”

Word Forms

frailness	noun	the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
imperfectness	noun	the state or an instance of being imperfect
fragility	noun	quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gebrechlich

das Gewicht eines zerbrechlichen (Korbs) voller Rosinen oder Feigen; zwischen 50 und 75 Pfund

🇫🇷French

frêle

le poids d'un frêle (panier) rempli de raisins secs ou de figues ; entre 50 et 75 livres

🇪🇸Spanish

frágil

el peso de una frágil (canasta) llena de pasas o higos; entre 50 y 75 libras

🇮🇹Italian

fragile

il peso di un fragile (cestino) pieno di uva passa o di fichi; tra 50 e 75 sterline

🇳🇱Dutch

zwak

het gewicht van een broze (mand) vol rozijnen of vijgen; tussen de 50 en 75 pond

🇵🇹Portuguese

frágil

o peso de uma frágil (cesta) cheia de passas ou figos; entre 50 e 75 libras

🇷🇺Russian

хрупкий

вес хрупкой корзины, полной изюма или инжира; от 50 до 75 фунтов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनैतिक

किशमिश या अंजीर से भरी एक टोकरी का वजन; 50 से 75 पाउंड के बीच

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্বল

the weight of a frail (ঝুড়ি) full of raisins or figs; 50 থেকে 75 পাউন্ডের মধ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

பலவீனமான

திராட்சை அல்லது அத்திப்பழங்கள் நிறைந்த பலவீனமான (கூடை) எடை; 50 மற்றும் 75 பவுண்டுகள் இடையே

🇮🇳Telugu

బలహీనమైన

ఎండుద్రాక్ష లేదా అత్తి పండ్లతో నిండిన బలహీనమైన (బుట్ట) బరువు; 50 మరియు 75 పౌండ్ల మధ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

नाजूक

मनुका किंवा अंजीरांनी भरलेल्या क्षीण (टोपली) चे वजन; 50 आणि 75 पाउंड दरम्यान

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાજુક

કિસમિસ અથવા અંજીરથી ભરેલી નાજુક (ટોપલી) નું વજન; 50 અને 75 પાઉન્ડ વચ્ચે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ಬಲ

ಒಣದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಜೂರದ ಹಣ್ಣುಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ದುರ್ಬಲ (ಬುಟ್ಟಿ) ತೂಕ; 50 ಮತ್ತು 75 ಪೌಂಡ್‌ಗಳ ನಡುವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർബലമായ

ഉണക്കമുന്തിരി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത്തിപ്പഴങ്ങൾ നിറഞ്ഞ ഒരു ദുർബലമായ (കൊട്ട) ഭാരം; 50 മുതൽ 75 പൗണ്ട് വരെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ

ਸੌਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਅੰਜੀਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੀ ਇੱਕ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ (ਟੋਕਰੀ) ਦਾ ਭਾਰ; 50 ਅਤੇ 75 ਪੌਂਡ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمزور

کشمش یا انجیر سے بھری ایک کمزور (ٹوکری) کا وزن؛ 50 اور 75 پاؤنڈ کے درمیان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脆弱

装满葡萄干或无花果的脆弱（篮子）的重量； 50 至 75 磅之间

🇯🇵Japanese

虚弱な

レーズンやイチジクがいっぱい入った弱い（かご）の重さ。 50ポンドから75ポンドの間

🇰🇷Korean

무른

건포도나 무화과로 가득 찬 연약한 (바구니)의 무게; 50~75파운드 사이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yếu đuối

sức nặng của một chiếc giỏ mỏng chứa đầy nho khô hoặc quả sung; từ 50 đến 75 pound

🇹🇭Thai

อ่อนแอ

น้ำหนักของตะกร้าที่อ่อนแอซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยลูกเกดหรือมะเดื่อ ระหว่าง 50 ถึง 75 ปอนด์

🇮🇩Indonesian

lemah

berat sebuah (keranjang) rapuh berisi kismis atau buah ara; antara 50 dan 75 pon

🇵🇭Filipino

mahina

ang bigat ng isang mahina (basket) na puno ng mga pasas o igos; sa pagitan ng 50 at 75 pounds

🇲🇾Malay

lemah

berat sebiji (bakul) yang rapuh penuh dengan kismis atau buah ara; antara 50 dan 75 paun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واهية

وزن سلّة واهية مملوءة زبيبًا أو تينًا؛ بين 50 و75 جنيها

🇮🇷Persian

ضعیف

وزن یک سبد ضعیف پر از کشمش یا انجیر. بین 50 تا 75 پوند

🇹🇷Turkish

zayıf

kuru üzüm veya incirle dolu bir zayıf (sepet) ağırlığı; 50 ila 75 pound arasında

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַלָשׁ

משקל שברירי (סל) מלא צימוקים או תאנים; בין 50 ל-75 פאונד

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