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.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fragile (comparative fragiler or more fragile, superlative fragilest or most fragile)
- 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.
- (figuratively) Readily disrupted or destroyed.
- The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
- (UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
- (UK) Thin-skinned or oversensitive.
- He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:fragile
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Translations
easily broken or destroyed
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Noun
fragile (plural fragiles)
- Something that is fragile.
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
fragile (plural fragiles)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “fragile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Adjective
fragile
- inflection of fragil:
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
fragile (plural fragili, superlative fragilissimo)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- fragile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Adjective
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