frail
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- Weak; infirm.
- In an infirm state leading one to be easily subject to disease or other health problems, especially regarding the elderly.
- Mentally fragile.
- Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
Synoniemen
not strong
not firm
easily broken
easily damaged
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/fɹeɪl/
Etymologie (Engels)
table From Middle English frele, fraill, from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis. Cognate to fraction, fracture, and doublet of fragile.
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