The meaning of Brittle

Brittle – definition

adjective
Hard but liable to break easily.
Usage examples:
Her bones became fragile and brittle
Synonims:
Breakable Splintery Shatterable Fragile Frail Delicate Frangible Rigid Hard Crisp

noun
A brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar.
Usage examples:
Peanut brittle

Brittle translation into English

Brittle: translate from English into Chinese

脆, 易碎, 尖利, 生硬

Brittle: translate from English into Dutch

Bros, Broos, Breekbaar, Knapperig, Vergankelijk, Croquant

Brittle: translate from English into French

Fragile, Cassant, Friable

Brittle: translate from English into German

Spröde, Brüchig, Krokant, Zerbrechlich, Mürbe, Morsch, Empfindlich, Schwach, Schrill, Blöcklich

Brittle: translate from English into Hindi

नाज़ुक, भंगुर, नाजुक, टूटने योग्य, सीशे की तरह टूटनेवाला, भुरभुरा

Brittle: translate from English into Italian

Fragile

Brittle: translate from English into Korean

다루기 힘든, 믿을 수 없는, 부서지기 쉬운

Brittle: translate from English into Russian

Хрупкий, Ломкий, Ореховые леденцы

Brittle: translate from English into Spanish

Frágil, Quebradizo, Deleznable, Susceptible

Word origin

late Middle English, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English brēotan ‘break up’.

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Brittle synonims

breakable

adjective
Capable of breaking or being broken easily.
Usage examples:
Breakable ornaments

plural noun
Things which are fragile and easily broken.
Usage examples:
Breakables, like china, should be padded thoroughly and placed in smaller boxes

All meanings and translations of Breakable

crisp

adjective
(of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle.
Usage examples:
Crisp bacon

noun
A wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack.
Usage examples:
Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps

verb
Give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill.
Usage examples:
Crisp the pitta in the oven

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delicate

adjective
Very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.
Usage examples:
A delicate lace shawl

noun
A delicate fabric or garment.
Usage examples:
The delicates cycle of a washing machine

adjective
Needing careful treatment, esp. because easily damaged
Usage examples:
A delicate flower, delicate jewelry, the negotiations have reached a delicate stage., it’s a delica…

All meanings and translations of Delicate

fragile

adjective
(of an object) easily broken or damaged.
Usage examples:
Fragile items such as glass and china

adjective
Easily damaged, broken, or harmed
Usage examples:
A fragile piece of metal, their argument showed us just how fragile the teammate relationship can b…

adjective
Easily harmed, damaged, or broken
Usage examples:
The fragile economy is under the pressure of floods at home and rising oil prices abroad., the chan…

All meanings and translations of Fragile

frail

adjective
(of a person) weak and delicate.
Usage examples:
His small, frail body

noun
A woman.
Usage examples:
Cosmetic manufacturers will never go out of business because the frails will always want to look li…

adjective
Physically weak, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed
Usage examples:
He’s always in frail health., the shirt is old and frail, and the threads look ready to part.

All meanings and translations of Frail

frangible

adjective
Able to be broken into fragments; brittle or fragile.
Usage examples:
The frangible skull of an infant

All meanings and translations of Frangible

hard

hɑːd

adjective
Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.
Usage examples:
The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb
With a great deal of effort.
Usage examples:
They work hard at school

noun
(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

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rigid

adjective
Unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible.
Usage examples:
A seat of rigid orange plastic

noun
A lorry which is not articulated.

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