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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.
BRITTLE definition: 1. delicate and easily broken: 2. easily destroyed, ended, or made to fail: 3. appearing to be…. Learn more.
having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. Synonyms: fragile. easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail: a brittle marriage.
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.
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.
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.
Jul 8, 2024 · brittle (comparative brittler or more brittle, superlative brittlest or most brittle) Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact. Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron. A diamond is hard but brittle.
Definition of brittle – Learner’s Dictionary. brittle. adjective. uk / ˈbrɪtl / us. Add to word list. hard but easily broken: brittle bones. (Definition of brittle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of brittle. in Chinese (Traditional) 易碎的, 易碎的，脆的, 不友好的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
