FRAIL
What does "FRAIL" mean?
Physically weak, delicate, and easily broken or harmed.
Meanings
- Weak in body, especially through old age or illness. Her grandmother had grown frail, leaning on a cane to cross the room.
- Easily damaged or broken; flimsy in structure. The frail old bridge swayed under the weight of the truck.
- Morally weak; liable to give way to temptation. He blamed his frail resolve for breaking the diet. formal
Word origin
From Old French 'fraile', from Latin 'fragilis' meaning easily broken, from 'frangere' to break — the same root that gives English 'fragile'.
Remember it
FRAIL holds a faint RAIL — a railing too weak to lean on.
A little poem
Winter sparrow's bone,
light as the breath that warms it -
the wind could take both.
haiku
What it teaches
What bends in the wind outlasts what stands stiff against it; frailty can be a kind of survival.
Quick facts
What does FRAIL mean?
Physically weak, delicate, and easily broken or harmed.
Is FRAIL a valid word?
Yes — FRAIL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FRAIL?
FRAIL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FRAIL come from?
From Old French 'fraile', from Latin 'fragilis' meaning easily broken, from 'frangere' to break — the same root that gives English 'fragile'.
What can FRAIL teach us?
What bends in the wind outlasts what stands stiff against it; frailty can be a kind of survival.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.