Word a Day
frail
What does frail mean?
frail (adjective): weak; infirm.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce frail?
/fɹeɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does frail come from?
From Middle English frele, fraill, from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of frail?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “frail”?
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What does “frail” mean?
fairly large
Not quite: that's what sizable means.
made of wool
Not quite: that's what woolly means.
unbelievable
Not quite: that's what inconceivable means.
weak; infirm
Right! That's what “frail” means.
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