Betekenis van:
frail

frail
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • teer; kwetsbaar; delicaat
  • easily broken or damaged or destroyed
"a frail craft"

Synoniemen

frail
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • physically weak
    "an invalid's frail body"
    frail
    Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
      "frail humanity"

      Synoniemen

      frail
      Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • vijgenmand, vijgenmat
      • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds

      Hyperoniemen

      frail
      Zelfstandig naamwoord
        • a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

        Hyperoniemen


        Voorbeeldzinnen

        1. He's become frail in his old age.
        2. My grandmother was gradually becoming forgetful and frail.
        3. He was too frail to play games outdoors.
        4. My grandmother is too frail now to get in and out of bed by herself.
        5. The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter — all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement!