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.
frail |
obsolete |
Related terms |
Frail is a related term of obsolete.
As adjectives the difference between frail and obsolete
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
obsolete is obsolete, deprecated (computing).
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 |
veteran |
Related terms |
Frail is a related term of veteran.
As nouns the difference between frail and veteran
is that
frail is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins while
veteran is veteran.
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 |
tender |
As adjectives the difference between frail and tender
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
tender is sensitive or painful to the touch.
As nouns the difference between frail and tender
is that
frail is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins while
tender is regard; care; kind concern.
As verbs the difference between frail and tender
is that
frail is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail while
tender is to make tender or delicate; to weaken.
frail |
faded |
Related terms |
Frail is a related term of faded.
As adjectives the difference between frail and faded
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
faded is that has lost some of its former colour or intensity.
As verbs the difference between frail and faded
is that
frail is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail while
faded is (
fade).
As a noun frail
is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
frail |
outmoded |
Related terms |
Frail is a related term of outmoded.
As adjectives the difference between frail and outmoded
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
outmoded is unfashionable.
As verbs the difference between frail and outmoded
is that
frail is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail while
outmoded is (
outmode).
As a noun frail
is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
frail |
venerable |
Related terms |
As adjectives the difference between frail and venerable
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
venerable is commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
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 |
vulnerable |
As adjectives the difference between frail and vulnerable
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
vulnerable is vulnerable.
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.
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