fragileness
əl; adjective
1.
easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
2.
vulnerably delicate, as in appearance: She has a fragile beauty.
3.
lacking in substance or force; flimsy: a fragile excuse.
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fragile (ˈfrædʒaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able to be broken easily |
| 2. | in a weakened physical state |
| 3. | delicate; light: a fragile touch |
| 4. | slight; tenuous: a fragile link with the past |
| [C17: from Latin fragilis, from frangere to break] | |
| 'fragilely | |
| —adv | |
| fragility | |
| —n | |
| fragileness | |
| —n | |
| fragile (ˈfrædʒaɪl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able to be broken easily |
| 2. | in a weakened physical state |
| 3. | delicate; light: a fragile touch |
| 4. | slight; tenuous: a fragile link with the past |
| [C17: from Latin fragilis, from frangere to break] | |
| 'fragilely | |
| —adv | |
| fragility | |
| —n | |
| fragileness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fragile
1510s as "liable to sin;" c.1600 as "liable to break;" from Fr. fragile (14c.), from L. fragilis (see fragility).
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