frangibleness
dʒə adjective
easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
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frangible (ˈfrændʒɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| breakable or fragile | |
| [C15: from Old French, ultimately from Latin frangere to break] | |
| frangi'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'frangibleness | |
| —n | |
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frangibleness
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
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| frangible (ˈfrændʒɪbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| breakable or fragile | |
| [C15: from Old French, ultimately from Latin frangere to break] | |
| frangi'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'frangibleness | |
| —n | |
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frangible
1440, from M.Fr. frangible, from M.L. frangibilis, from L. frangere "to break" (see fraction).
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