Easily broken or destroyed: fragile; hence, weak in any way; likely to fail and decay; perishable; infirm in constitution or condition.Specifically, weak in moral principle or resolution; not strong to resist temptation to evil; so weak as to be in danger of falling, or to have fallen, from virtue; of infirm virtue.Weak-minded.Tender in sentiment.Synonyms Fragile, Frail (see fragile); brittle, slight.To make frail.n. A flexible basket made of rushes, and used, especially in commerce, for containing fruits, particularly dried fruits, as dates, figs, or raisins.n. [Here is] a frail of figs, which I send to yourself (in the barrel of raisins).n. A rush used for weaving baskets.n. A certain quantity of raisins, about 75 pounds, contained in a frail.n. A wooden carrier or crate used by glaziers to carry sheets of glass.