English-Thai Dictionary

frail

ADJ เปราะ  แตก ง่าย  ชำรุด ง่าย  prow

 

frail

ADJ แบบบาง  ขี้โรค  อ่อนแอ  feeble infirm weak healthy robust vigorous beab-bang

 

frailty

N ความอ่อนแอ บอบบาง  ความ มี จิตใจ อ่อนแอ  infirmity debility strength vigour

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRAIL

a.[L. fragilis, or from a different root. ] 1. Weak; infirm; liable to fail and decay; subject to casualties; easily destroyed; perishable; not firm or durable.
That I may know how frail I am. Psalm 39:4.
2. Weak in mind or resolution; liable to error deception.
Man is frail, and prone to evil.
3. Weak; easily broken or overset; as a frail bark.

 

FRAIL

n. 1. A basket made of rushes.
2. A rush for weaving baskets.
3. A certain quantity of raisins, about 75 pounds.

 

FRAILNESS

n.Weakness; infirmity; as the frailness of the body.

 

FRAILTY

n. 1. Weakness of resolution; infirmity; liableness to be deceived or seduced.
God knows our frailty, and pities our weakness.
2. Frailness; infirmity of body.
3. Fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity; in this sense it has a plural.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRAIL

Frail, n. Etym: [OE. fraiel, fraile, OF. fraiel, freel, frael, fr. LL. fraellum.]

 

Defn: A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

 

2. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.

 

3. A rush for weaving baskets. Johnson.

 

FRAIL

Frail, a. [Compar. Frailer; superl. Frailest.] Etym: [OE. frele,freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. frêle, fr. L. fragilis. See Fragile. ]

 

1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. That I may know how frail I am. Ps. xxxix. 4. An old bent man, worn and frail. Lowell.

 

2. Tender. [Obs. ] Deep indignation and compassion. Spenser.

 

3. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women. Man is frail, and prone to evil. Jer. Taylor.

 

FRAILLY

FRAILLY Frail "ly, adv.

 

Defn: Weakly; infirmly.

 

FRAILNESS

FRAILNESS Frail "ness, n.

 

Defn: Frailty.

 

FRAILTY

Frail "ty, n.; pl. Frailties. Etym: [OE. frelete, freilte, OF. fraileté, fr. L. fragilitas. See Frail, a., and cf. Fragility. ]

 

1. The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally, frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced. God knows our frailty, [and ] pities our weakness. Locke.

 

2. A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.

 

Syn. -- Frailness; fragility; imperfection; failing.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

frail

frail |frāl freɪ (ə )l | ▶adjective (of a person ) weak and delicate: a frail voice | she looked frail and vulnerable. • easily damaged or broken; fragile or insubstantial: the balcony is frail | the frail Russian economy. • weak in character or morals. DERIVATIVES frail ly |ˈfrā (l )lē |adverb, frail ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis (see fragile ).

 

frailty

frail ty |ˈfrāltē ˈfreɪ (ə )lti | ▶noun ( pl. frailties ) the condition of being weak and delicate: the increasing frailty of old age. • weakness in character or morals: all drama begins with human frailty | you're too self-righteous to see your own frailties. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘weakness in morals ’): from Old French frailete, from Latin fragilitas, from fragilis (see fragile ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

frail

frail |freɪl | ▶adjective (of a person ) weak and delicate: his small, frail body | she looked frail and vulnerable. • easily damaged or broken; weak: the balcony is frail | the country's frail economy. • archaic weak in character or morals. ▶noun US informal, dated a woman. DERIVATIVES frailly adverb, frailness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis (see fragile ).

 

frailty

frailty |ˈfreɪlti | ▶noun ( pl. frailties ) [ mass noun ] the condition of being weak and delicate: the increasing frailty of old age. • weakness in character or morals: all drama begins with human frailty | [ count noun ] : you're too self-righteous to see your own frailties. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘weakness in morals ’): from Old French frailete, from Latin fragilitas, from fragilis (see fragile ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

frail

frail adjective 1 a frail old lady: weak, delicate, feeble, enfeebled, debilitated; infirm, ill, ailing, unwell, sickly, poorly, in poor health. ANTONYMS strong, fit. 2 a frail structure: fragile, breakable, easily damaged, delicate, flimsy, insubstantial, unsteady, unstable, rickety; formal frangible. ANTONYMS sturdy, robust. WORD TOOLKIT See weak . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

frailty

frailty noun 1 the frailty of old age: infirmity, weakness, enfeeblement, debility; fragility, delicacy; ill health, sickliness. ANTONYMS strength. 2 his many frailties: weakness, fallibility; weak point, flaw, imperfection, defect, failing, fault, shortcoming, deficiency, inadequacy, limitation. ANTONYMS strength.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

frail

frail adjective 1 her elderly parents had become frail: infirm, weak, weakened, feeble, enfeebled, debilitated, incapacitated, crippled, wasted; delicate, slight, slender, puny; ill, ailing, unwell, sickly, poorly, in poor health; decrepit, doddering, tottering, shaky; informal weedy. ANTONYMS strong; fit. 2 some houses are frail structures of cardboard and plywood: fragile, breakable, easily broken, easily damaged, delicate, flimsy, insubstantial; unsteady, unstable, rickety, ramshackle; informal teetery, jerry-built; Brit. informal wonky, dicky, dodgy; rare frangible. ANTONYMS robust. 3 the workers were frail creatures enslaved by the machines: weak, easily led /tempted, susceptible, impressionable, malleable, vulnerable, defenceless, impotent; fallible, errant, erring, flawed, imperfect; rare resistless. ANTONYMS strong. WORD TOOLKIT frail See weak . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

frailty

frailty noun 1 I hated my elders for their frailty: infirmity, infirmness, weakness, weakliness, feebleness, enfeeblement, debility, incapacity, impairment, indisposition; fragility, delicacy, slightness, puniness; illness, sickness, sickliness, ill health; decrepitude, dodderiness, shakiness; informal weediness. ANTONYMS strength; healthiness. 2 human beings are full of frailties: weakness, susceptibility, impressionability, vulnerability, fallibility; foible, weak point, flaw, blemish, imperfection, defect, failing, fault, shortcoming, deficiency, inadequacy, limitation; informal hang-up, chink in one's armour. ANTONYMS strength.

 

Spanish Dictionary

fraile

fraile nombre masculino 1 Religioso católico que pertenece a una orden, en especial si es una orden mendicante :fraile franciscano; fraile agustino; frailes jerónimos .Delante del nombre propio de un fraile, se usa la apócope fray : fray Luis de León .2 Pez de agua dulce de unos 15 cm de longitud, color verde amarillento, sin escamas, con las aletas dorsal y anal espinosas y muy largas, las pectorales grandes, una cresta sobre la nuca y un pequeño apéndice sobre cada ojo; vive en el sur de Europa .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xii ) del occitano fraire ‘hermano ’, de donde ‘religioso ’, del latín frater , fratris. A la misma familia etimológica pertenece fraterno .

 

frailecillo

frailecillo nombre masculino 1 Ave zancuda de unos 20 cm de largo, plumaje verde oscuro en el dorso y blanco en el vientre, con un penacho eréctil de cinco o seis plumas encorvadas; es migratoria y vive en las costas .SINÓNIMO avefría .2 Ave palmípeda marina de unos 30 cm de longitud, de plumaje blanco y negro, con el pico triangular, grande, aplastado lateralmente y de colores vivos, y la cola y las patas cortas; abunda en el norte de Europa :los taludes situados en las laderas de los acantilados constituyen el domicilio predilecto de los frailecillos .3 Cuba Ave de color gris oscuro con el abdomen blanco, y una franja negra en el cuello y otra en el pecho; vive en áreas abiertas y tiene un fuerte grito, que emite al levantar el vuelo .

 

fraileño, -ña

fraileño, -ña adjetivo Del fraile (religioso ) o relacionado con él .SINÓNIMO frailesco .

 

frailero, -ra

frailero, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino [sillón ] Que tiene el asiento y el respaldo de cuero o de terciopelo y clavos de metal :el sillón frailero mantiene un tipo muy simple que se usa hasta finales del siglo xviii en casas particulares, conventos, zaguanes y sacristías .

 

frailesco, -ca

frailesco, -ca adjetivo Del fraile (religioso ) o relacionado con él .SINÓNIMO fraileño .

 

frailuno, -na

frailuno, -na adjetivo despectivo Que es propio de los frailes :sus cuadros muestran típicas escenas de glotonería frailuna .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

frail

frail /freɪl /形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 〈人が 〉 (老齢 病気などで )か弱い (weak ), やせ衰えた, 〈子供が 〉きゃしゃな; 〈経済などが 〉弱い ▸ a boy with a frail figure きゃしゃな体つきの少年 ▸ Sales are frail .売り上げは芳しくない 2 〈物が 〉壊れ [いたみ ]やすい, もろい (fragile ).3 はかない, つかの間の ; 意志が弱い, 誘惑に勝てない .名詞 C ｟米俗 やや古 ｠女性, 若い娘 (!時に性差別的 ) .

 

frailty

frail ty /fréɪlti /名詞 複 -ties 1 U 弱いこと ; もろさ ; はかなさ ; 虚弱 ; 性格の弱さ, 意志薄弱, 誘惑に陥りやすいこと .2 U C (性格の弱さから来る )短所, 欠点, 過失 .