
[French, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break.]
fragilely frag'ile·ly adv.SYNONYMS fragile, breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle. These adjectives mean easily broken or damaged. Fragile applies to objects that are not made of strong or sturdy material and that require great care when handled: fragile porcelain plates. Breakable and frangible mean capable of being broken but do not necessarily imply inherent weakness: breakable toys; frangible artifacts. Delicate refers to what is so soft, tender, or fine as to be susceptible to injury: delicate fruit. Brittle refers to inelasticity that makes something especially likely to fracture or snap when it is subjected to pressure: brittle bones. See also synonyms at weak.
adjective
Definition: breakable, dainty
Antonyms: durable, firm, strong, tough, unbreakable
Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.
— Vista M. Kelly.
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Susceptibility, or lack of resistance, to influences capable of causing disruption of continuity or integrity.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skrøbelig, spinkel, skør
Nederlands (Dutch)
breekbaar, broos, tenger
Français (French)
adj. - fragile, patraque, ténu
Deutsch (German)
adj. - zerbrechlich, zart, gebrechlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύθραυστος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - frágil
Русский (Russian)
ломкий, хрупкий
Español (Spanish)
adj. - frágil, quebradizo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bräcklig, klen (om person)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
易碎的, 脆的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易碎的, 脆的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부서지기 쉬운, 연약한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 壊れやすい, もろい, 虚弱な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) هش , سهل الكسر
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שביר, חלש