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brittle

/'br/I/t/-/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

    noun.food

    Synonyms toffee toffy

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped

    adj.all

    Examples
    Brittle bones.
    Glass is brittle.
    Synonyms brickle brickly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit

    adj.all

    Examples
    A brittle and calculating woman.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

    adj.all

    Synonyms unannealed

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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