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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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