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noun
- 1. the quality of being easily broken or damaged: "osteoporosis is characterized by bone fragility" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of FRAGILE is easily broken or destroyed. How to use fragile in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fragile.
Fragility is a state of being delicate or breakable. The fragility of your grandmother's juice glasses might make you nervous about taking even one sip. An object's fragility makes it likely to get broken or damaged, and a person's fragility means that he's not physically strong.
FRAGILITY definition: 1. the quality of being easily damaged or broken: 2. the quality of being easily harmed or…. Learn more.
adj. 1. Easily broken, damaged, or destroyed. 2. Lacking physical or emotional strength; delicate: a fragile personality. 3. Lacking substance; tenuous or flimsy: a fragile claim to fame. [French, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.] frag′ile·ly adv.
If you describe a situation as fragile, you mean that it is weak or uncertain, and unlikely to be able to resist strong pressure or attack.
the fact of being weak and likely to become ill. the fragility of the human body. Check pronunciation: fragility. Definition of fragility noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Fragility definition: The condition or quality of being fragile ; brittleness ; frangibility .
the quality of being delicate or vulnerable a film about the fragility of relationships his emotional fragility Examples The paper itself is a lightweight Japanese sheet, adding to the atmosphere of fragility. Childless, her condition provided my earliest impression of the fragility of life.
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.
Fragile definition: easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail. See examples of FRAGILE used in a sentence.
