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- Dictionarybrit·tle/ˈbrid(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. hard but liable to break or shatter easily: "her bones became fragile and brittle" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a candy made from nuts and set melted sugar: "peanut brittle"
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1. a. : easily broken, cracked, or snapped. brittle clay. brittle glass. : easily disrupted, overthrown, or damaged : frail. a brittle friendship. 2. a. : perishable, mortal. b. : transitory, evanescent. 3. : easily hurt or offended : sensitive. a brittle personality.
appearing to be happy or confident, but actually nervous, weak, or likely to change mood suddenly: The player has a notoriously brittle temperament. The character she plays is successful but emotionally brittle. She greeted him with a brittle smile. A brittle voice or laugh sounds sharp and slightly nervous:
Brittle definition: having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.. See examples of BRITTLE used in a sentence.
adjective. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured. synonyms: unannealed. unhardened, untempered. not brought to a proper consistency or hardness. noun. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets. synonyms: toffee, toffy. see more.
1. a. Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure: brittle bones. b. Easily damaged or disrupted; fragile: a brittle friendship. See Synonyms at fragile. 2. a. Difficult to deal with; snappish: a brittle disposition. b. Lacking warmth of feeling; cold: a reputation for being brittle and aloof. 3.
Noun. Filter. adjective. brittlest, brittler. Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure. Brittle bones. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Easily broken or shattered because hard and inflexible. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Difficult to deal with; snappish. A brittle disposition. American Heritage.
Definition of brittle adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken. Pine is brittle and breaks. ...the dry, brittle ends of the hair. Synonyms: fragile, delicate, crisp, crumbling More Synonyms of brittle. 2. adjective. If you describe a situation, relationship, or someone's mood as brittle, you mean that it is unstable, and may easily change.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BRITTLE. [or more brittle; most brittle] 1. : easily broken or cracked. brittle glass. brittle bones. 2. : not strong : easily damaged. The countries formed a brittle [= fragile] alliance.
BRITTLE definition: hard but easily broken: . Learn more.
