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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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The meaning of BRITTLE is easily broken, cracked, or snapped. How to use brittle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Brittle.
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:
Synonyms for BRITTLE: crisp, crumbly, fragile, short, friable, flaky, crisped, crispy; Antonyms of BRITTLE: elastic, flexible, resilient, pliable, strong, tough, pliant, sturdy.
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.
4 meanings: 1. easily cracked, snapped, or broken; fragile 2. curt or irritable 3. hard or sharp in quality 4. a crunchy sweet.... Click for more definitions.
adjective. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped. “ brittle bones”. “glass is brittle ”. synonyms: brickle, brickly. breakable. capable of being broken or damaged. adjective. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured.
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.
(of a sound) hard and sharp in an unpleasant way. a brittle laugh. ‘Not at all,’ she said in a brittle voice, avoiding his eye. Word Origin. See brittle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: brittle. Definition of brittle adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
brittle meaning, definition, what is brittle: hard but easily broken: Learn more.
Adjective. 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.
