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brittle
[ brit-l ]
adjective
- having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.
Synonyms:
- easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail:
a brittle marriage.
- lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof; self-centered:
a self-possessed, cool, and rather brittle person.
- having a sharp, tense quality:
a brittle tone of voice.
- unstable or impermanent; evanescent.
noun
- a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:
peanut brittle.
verb (used without object)
- to be or become brittle; crumble.
brittle
/ ˈ²ú°ùɪ³ÙÉ™±ô /
adjective
- easily cracked, snapped, or broken; fragile
- curt or irritable
a brittle reply
- hard or sharp in quality
noun
- a crunchy sweet made with treacle and nuts
peanut brittle
brittle
/ ²ú°ùijÙ′l /
- Having a tendency to break when subject to high stress. Brittle materials have undergone very little strain when they reach their elastic limit, and tend to break at that limit.
- Compare ductile
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú°ù¾±³Ù³Ù±ô±ð±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú°ù¾±³Ùt±ô±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³Ü²Ô·²ú°ù¾±³Ùt±ô±ð adjective
- un·²ú°ù¾±³Ùt±ô±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of brittle1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of brittle1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
And the bones become weaker and more brittle.
Chloe Morgan, 30, from Penllergaer near Swansea, has osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, which means she uses a wheelchair or an adapted car to leave the house.
The ivy on the wall behind the pool was brittle and charred, rubble littered the deck, and the water shone like a black mirror.
"Now, the good news is that I happen to think your democracies are substantially less brittle than many people apparently fear", added Vance.
In L.A.’s brittle landscape of concrete rectangles and choking freeways, Eaton Canyon, just seven miles from where we live, was a sanctuary to thousands of people.
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