fragile

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Pronunciation

• (British, Australia, Canada) IPA: /ˈfɹædʒaɪl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈfɹædʒəl/

Adjective

fragile (comparative fragiler, superlative fragilest)

1. Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.

   The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.

   The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.

   He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

2. (UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.

Synonyms

• friable
• breakly
• breakable
• destroyable
• destructible
• See also Thesaurus:fragile

Antonyms

• durable
• unbreakable
• undestroyable
• indestructible

Related terms

• fractal
• fraction
• fractional
• fracture
• fragility
• frail
• frailty
• frangible

Translations

• French: fragile
• German: fragil, zerbrechlich
• Italian: fragile
• Portuguese: frágil
• Russian: хру́пкий
• Spanish: frágil

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