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frail

Impotent vs Frail - What's the difference?

impotent | frail |


As adjectives the difference between impotent and frail

is that impotent is lacking physical strength or vigor; weak while frail is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

As a noun frail is

a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

As a verb frail is

to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

Frail vs Fallible - What's the difference?

frail | fallible |


As adjectives the difference between frail and fallible

is that frail is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm while fallible is capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

As a noun frail

is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

As a verb frail

is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

Frail vs Primitive - What's the difference?

frail | primitive | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between frail and primitive

is that frail is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm while primitive is of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.

As nouns the difference between frail and primitive

is that frail is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins while primitive is an original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to {{term|derivative}}.

As a verb frail

is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

Frail vs Crumple - What's the difference?

frail | crumple |


As nouns the difference between frail and crumple

is that frail is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins while crumple is a crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.

As verbs the difference between frail and crumple

is that frail is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail while crumple is to rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

As an adjective frail

is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

Frail vs Sturdy - What's the difference?

frail | sturdy |


As adjectives the difference between frail and sturdy

is that frail is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm while sturdy is of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.

As nouns the difference between frail and sturdy

is that frail is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins while sturdy is a disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

As a verb frail

is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

Weightless vs Frail - What's the difference?

weightless | frail |


As adjectives the difference between weightless and frail

is that weightless is which has no weight while frail is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

As a noun frail is

a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

As a verb frail is

to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

Frail vs Tenuous - What's the difference?

frail | tenuous |


As adjectives the difference between frail and tenuous

is that frail is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm while tenuous is thin in substance or consistency.

As a noun frail

is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

As a verb frail

is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

Puny vs Frail - What's the difference?

puny | frail |


As nouns the difference between puny and frail

is that puny is (obsolete) a new pupil at a school etc; a junior student while frail is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

As adjectives the difference between puny and frail

is that puny is of inferior size, strength or significance while frail is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

As a verb frail is

to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

Weakness vs Frail - What's the difference?

weakness | frail |


As nouns the difference between weakness and frail

is that weakness is (uncountable) the condition of being weak while frail is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

As an adjective frail is

easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

As a verb frail is

to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

Frail vs Archaic - What's the difference?

frail | archaic | Related terms |

Frail is a related term of archaic.


As adjectives the difference between frail and archaic

is that frail is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm while archaic is of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.

As nouns the difference between frail and archaic

is that frail is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins while archaic is (archaeology|us|usually capitalized) a general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘[http://enwikipediaorg/wiki/paleo-indian paleo-indian]’, ‘paleo-american’, ‘american‐paleolithic’, &c ) of human presence in the western hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘woodland’, etc).

As a verb frail

is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

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