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   brittle

   /ˈbrɪtl/

   adjective

   • 1. hard but liable to break easily: "her bones became fragile and brittle" Similar breakablesplinteryshatterablefragilefraildelicatefrangiblerigidhardcrispOpposite flexibleresilient
   • ▪ (of a person's voice) unpleasantly hard and sharp and showing signs of instability or nervousness: "a brittle laugh" Similar harshhardsharpstridentgratingraspingOpposite soft
   • ▪ appearing decisive or cheerful but unstable or nervous within: "her manner was artificially bright and brittle" Similar edgyon edgenervousunstablehighly strunganxioustenseexcitablejumpyskittishneurotichystericalsensitiveinsecurenervyinformal:uptightOpposite relaxedcool

   noun

   • 1. a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar: "peanut brittle"

   Word Origin late Middle English, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English brēotan ‘break up’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. brittlely adverb
   • 2. brittleness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBRITTLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BRITTLE definition: 1. delicate and easily broken: 2. easily destroyed, ended, or made to fail: 3. appearing to be…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of BRITTLE is easily broken, cracked, or snapped. How to use brittle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Brittle.

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   1. having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. 2. easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail. 3. lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; cold. 4. having a sharp, tense quality: a brittle tone of voice. 5. unstable or impermanent; evanescent. n.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBRITTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a situation, relationship, or someone's mood as brittle, you mean that it is unstable, and may easily change. They are nurturing a diplomatic relationship that is dangerously brittle but cannot be allowed to fail. This may help to undermine the brittle truce that currently exists.

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   Something brittle is easily broken. Do you have brittle bones? Then no football or rugby for you. Besides meaning easily fractured and emotionally cold, brittle is also a type of candy made of cooled sugar.

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   Brittle definition: having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.. See examples of BRITTLE used in a sentence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › brittleBRITTLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   BRITTLE meaning: 1. delicate and easily broken: 2. easily destroyed, ended, or made to fail: 3. appearing to be…. Learn more.