Definitions for fragileˈfrædʒ əl; Brit. -aɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
frag•ile*ˈfrædʒ əl; Brit. -aɪl(adj.)
easily broken or damaged; brittle:
a fragile vase; a fragile alliance.
vulnerably delicate in appearance:
fragile beauty.
lacking in substance or force; flimsy:
a fragile excuse.
* Syn: See frail1.
Origin of fragile:
1505–15; < L fragilis
Princeton's WordNet
delicate, fragile, frail(adj)
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
"a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
fragile(adj)
vulnerably delicate
"she has the fragile beauty of youth"
flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin(adj)
lacking substance or significance
"slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fragile(adjective)ˈfrædʒ əl; Brit. -aɪl
delicate and easily damaged
fragile glass objects
fragileˈfrædʒ əl; Brit. -aɪl
emotionally or physically weak
his fragile health; emotionally fragile
fragileˈfrædʒ əl; Brit. -aɪl
not stable or secure
a fragile economy; Peace in the area is fragile.
Wiktionary
fragile(Adjective)
easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure
Origin: From fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere. Cognate with frail, fraction, fracture.
Webster Dictionary
Fragile(adj)
easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed
The New Hacker's Dictionary
fragile
Syn brittle.
Translations for fragile
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- breekbaarAfrikaans

- سريع الإنْكِسار، هَشArabic

- чупливBulgarian

- frágilPortuguese (BR)

- křehkýCzech

- zerbrechlichGerman

- skrøbeligDanish

- εύθραυστοςGreek

- frágilSpanish

- kergesti purunev, habrasEstonian

- شکستنیFarsi

- haurasFinnish

- fragileFrench

- שַׁברִירִיHebrew

- भंगुर, नाजुकHindi

- loman, krhakCroatian

- törékenyHungarian

- rapuhIndonesian

- brothætturIcelandic

- fragileItalian

- こわれやすいJapanese

- 깨지기 쉬운Korean

- trapusLithuanian

- trausls; plīstošsLatvian

- mudah pecahMalay

- breekbaarDutch

- skjør, spinkel, sprøNorwegian

- kruchyPolish

- شکستنیPersian

- نازك، ژرماتېدونكى، كمزورى،نحيف، لطيفPashto

- frágilPortuguese

- fragilRomanian

- хрупкийRussian

- krehkýSlovak

- krhekSlovenian

- lomljivSerbian

- bräcklig, ömtålig, skörSwedish

- เปราะแตกง่ายThai

- kolay kırılır, kırılganTurkish

- 易碎的Chinese (Trad.)

- крихкий; ламкийUkrainian

- باآسانی ٹوٹنے والاUrdu

- mỏng manh; dễ vỡVietnamese

- 易碎的Chinese (Simp.)

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