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Brittle

Brittle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Brittle? [n] caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [adj] having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [adj] (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured [adj] lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Brittle: breakable \| brickle \| brickly \| coldhearted \| toffee \| toffy \| unannealed \| unhardened \| untempered Related Terms \| Find terms related to Brittle: atrophied \| breakable \| brittle as glass \| capricious \| changeable \| cheap-jack \| cobwebby \| corruptible \| crackable \| crisp \| crispy \| crumbly \| crump \| crushable \| dainty \| deciduous \| delicate \| delicately weak \| desiccated \| dried-up \| dying \| effeminate \| emaciated \| ephemeral \| evanescent \| fading \| fickle \| fissile \| fleeting \| flimsy \| flitting \| fly-by-night \| flying \| fracturable \| fragile \| frail \| frangible \| friable \| fugacious \| fugitive \| gimcrack \| gimcracky \| gossamery \| impermanent \| impetuous \| impulsive \| inconstant \| insecure \| insubstantial \| jerry \| jerry-built \| lacerable \| light \| lightweight \| momentary \| mortal \| mutable \| namby-pamby \| nondurable \| nonpermanent \| papery \| parchmenty \| passing \| pasteboardy \| perishable \| puny \| scissile \| sensitive \| sere \| shatterable \| shattery \| shivery \| short-lived \| shriveled \| shrunken \| sissified \| sleazy \| slight \| splintery \| tacky \| temporal \| temporary \| transient \| transitive \| transitory \| undurable \| unenduring \| unstable \| unsubstantial \| volatile \| vulnerable \| wasted \| weak \| wilted \| wispy \| withered \| wizened \| womanish \| wrinkled See Also \| candy \| peanut brittle Brittle In Webster's Dictionary \Brit"tle\, a. [OE. britel, brutel, AS. bryttian to dispense, fr. bre['o]tan to break; akin to Icel. brytja, Sw. bryta, Dan. bryde. Cf. {Brickle}.] Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious

Brittle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brittle?

[n] caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
[adj] having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"
[adj] (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
[adj] lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"

See Also | candy | peanut brittle

Brittle In Webster's Dictionary

\Brit"tle\, a. [OE. britel, brutel, AS. bryttian to
dispense, fr. bre['o]tan to break; akin to Icel. brytja, Sw.
bryta, Dan. bryde. Cf. {Brickle}.]
Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious

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