Brittle
11brittle — brit|tle [ brıtl ] adjective 1. ) a brittle substance or object is hard and can easily break into pieces: Don t pack fragile or brittle objects in your suitcase. a ) a brittle relationship or situation is not very strong and could easily be… …
12brittle — brittleness, n. /brit l/, adj., brittler, brittlest, n., v., brittled, brittling. adj. 1. having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. 2. easily damaged or destroyed;… …
13brittle — brit|tle [ˈbrıtl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old English; Origin: gebryttan to break into pieces ] 1.) hard but easily broken ▪ The branches were dry and brittle. ▪ Joanna was diagnosed as having brittle bones. 2.) a situation, relationship, or… …
14brittle — adjective 1 hard but easily broken: The branches were dry and brittle. 2 a system, relationship etc that is brittle is easily damaged or destroyed: a very brittle friendship 3 showing no warm feelings: a brittle laugh …
15brittle — adj. & n. adj. hard and fragile; apt to break. n. a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar. Phrases and idioms: brittle bone disease = OSTEOPOROSIS. brittle star an echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, with long brittle arms radiating… …
16brittle — adjective 1) glass is a brittle material Syn: breakable, fragile, delicate; splintery; formal frangible Ant: flexible, resilient 2) a brittle laugh Syn: harsh, hard …
17brittle — brit•tle [[t]ˈbrɪt l[/t]] adj. tler, tlest, 1) having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass 2) easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail 3) lacking warmth, sensitivity …
18brittle — brit·tle brit əl adj affected with or being a form of type 1 diabetes characterized by large and unpredictable fluctuations in blood glucose level <brittle diabetes> <a brittle diabetic> * * * brit·tle (britґəl) [A.S. britel] 1.… …
19brittle — See fragile. See fragile, brittle, frail …
20Brittle — Recorded as Brightwell and this English surname is residential. It originates from the village of Brightwell in the county of Berkshire or possibly from Brightwell in the county of Suffolk. Oddly the first known recordings are from neither of… …
