fragile
(adjective) vulnerably delicate; âshe has the fragile beauty of youthâ
delicate, fragile, frail
(adjective) easily broken or damaged or destroyed; âa kite too delicate to fly safelyâ; âfragile porcelain platesâ; âfragile old bonesâ; âa frail craftâ
flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin
(adjective) lacking substance or significance; âslight evidenceâ; âa tenuous argumentâ; âa thin plotâ; âa fragile claim to fameâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fragile (comparative fragiler or more fragile, superlative most fragile)
Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
(UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
• friable
• breakly
• breakable
• destroyable
• destructible
• See also fragile
• durable
• unbreakable
• undestroyable
• indestructible
Source: Wiktionary
Frag"ile, a. Etym: [L. fragilis, from frangere to break; cf. F. fragile. See Break, v. t., and cf. Frail, a.]
Definition: Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed. The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile. Bacon.
Syn.
– Brittle; infirm; weak; frail; frangible; slight.
– Frag"ile*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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