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  2. the quality of being easily damaged or broken: A deficiency of copper can cause increased bone fragility. The fragility of donor hearts, livers and other organs means they are usually transported by air. the quality of being easily harmed or destroyed: The collapse of the bank is an ominous reminder of the fragility of the world's banking system.

  3. 1. a. : easily broken or destroyed. a fragile vase. fragile bones. b. : constitutionally (see constitutionally sense 1a) delicate : lacking in vigor. a fragile child. 2. : tenuous, slight. fragile hope. a fragile coalition. fragility. frə-ˈji-lə-tē. noun. Synonyms. breakable. delicate. frail. frangible. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Synonyms for FRAGILITY: exquisiteness, fineness, brittleness, daintiness, delicacy, flimsiness, frangibility, insubstantiality; Antonyms of FRAGILITY: roughness, solidity, coarseness, rudeness, strength, firmness, crudity, crudeness.

  8. Fragility definition: The condition or quality of being fragile ; brittleness ; frangibility .

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