fragile
[ fraj-uh l; British fraj-ahyl ]
/ ˈfrædʒ əl; British ˈfrædʒ aɪl /
adjective
easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
vulnerably delicate, as in appearance: She has a fragile beauty.
lacking in substance or force; flimsy: a fragile excuse.
Origin of fragile
OTHER WORDS FROM fragile
Words nearby fragile
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fragile-x syndrome,
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British Dictionary definitions for fragility
fragile
/ (ˈfrædʒaɪl) /
adjective
able to be broken easily
in a weakened physical state
delicate; light
a fragile touch
slight; tenuous
a fragile link with the past
Derived forms of fragile
fragilely, adverb fragility (frəˈdʒɪlɪtɪ) or fragileness, nounWord Origin for fragile
C17: from Latin
fragilis, from
frangere to break
Medical definitions for fragility
fragility
[ frə-jĭl′ĭ-tē ]
n.
The quality or state of being easily broken or destroyed.