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fragile

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/ (UK)
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/ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/ (UK) · /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/ (US)

Definition of fragile

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
    “She caught the fragile vase before it could shatter on the floor.”
    “The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.”
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adj

  1. Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
    “She caught the fragile vase before it could shatter on the floor.”
    “The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.”
  2. (figuratively)Readily disrupted or destroyed.
    “The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.”
  3. (UK)Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
  4. (UK)Thin-skinned or oversensitive.
    “He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.”

noun

  1. Something that is fragile.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate with fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.

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