Brittle

/ˈbrɪt.əl/ adjective

Definition

Brittle describes something that is hard but easily broken, often snapping instead of bending. It can also describe a person or situation that seems strong but is actually fragile.

Etymology

From Old English “brytel” meaning “fragile, easily broken.” It is related to Germanic roots about breaking and fragments.

Kelly Says

Glass and dry twigs are brittle for the same reason: they can’t flex, so they suddenly snap. When we call someone “brittle,” we’re secretly using a physics idea to talk about emotions—strong-looking on the outside, breakable on the inside.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አፋፋማ
āfāfāma
ARالعربية
قابل للكسر
qābil lil-kasr
BNবাংলা
ভঙ্গুর
bhaṅgur
CACatalà
fràgil
fɾaˈdʒil
CSČeština
křehký
kr̝ɛxkiː
DADansk
skrøbelig
ˈskʁœˀb̥əli
DEDeutsch
spröde
ʃpʁøːdə
ELΕλληνικά
απαλός
apalós
ESEspañol
frágil
fɾaˈxiɣl
FAفارسی
شکننده
šekanande
FISuomi
hauras
hau̯ras
FRFrançais
cassant
kasɑ̃
GUGU
નાજુક
nāzuk
HAHA
na iya karye
na iya karye
HEעברית
שביר
shavír
HIहिन्दी
नाजुक
nāzuk
HUMagyar
törékeny
toːreːkɛɲ
IDBahasa Indonesia
rapuh
rapuh
IGIG
na-erughị ike
na-erughị ike
ITItaliano
fragile
fraˈdʒiːle
JA日本語
もろい
moroi
KKKK
сынған
sɯŋɡan
KMKM
ខូច
kʰuc
KO한국어
부서지기 쉬운
buseo-ji swi-un
MRMR
नाजूक
nāzūk
MSBahasa Melayu
rapuh
rapuh
MYမြန်မာ
ချို့မှု
hkyo̱mhu
NLNederlands
broos
broːs
NONorsk
skjør
ʃør
PAPA
ਨਾਜ਼ੁਕ
nāzuk
PLPolski
kruchy
ˈkruχɨ
PTPortuguês
quebradiço
kebɾaˈdisu
RORomână
fragil
fraˈdʒil
RUРусский
хрупкий
xrupkij
SVSvenska
skör
skœr
SWKiswahili
mgongonjwa
ŋɡoŋɡoɲɡwa
TAதமிழ்
உடையக்கூடிய
uṭaiyakkūṭiya
TEతెలుగు
విరిగిపోయే
virigipōyē
THไทย
แตกง่าย
tɛ̀ːk ŋaːj
TLTL
madaling masira
madaling masira
TRTürkçe
kırılgan
kɯrɯlgan
UKУкраїнська
хрупкий
xrupkij
URاردو
ٹوٹنا
ṭūṭnā
VITiếng Việt
dòn gãy
zɔn ʔjaːj
YOYO
yẹ̀yẹ̀
yẹ̀yẹ̀
ZH中文
脆的
cuì de
ZUZU
yethuka
yethuka

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