breakable (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *breakable*:
ADJECTIVE	all	breakable	capable of being broken or damaged
NOUN	artifact	breakable	an article that is fragile and easily / easily broken / broken / broken / broken / broken / broken / broken / broken

breakable > pronunciation
Sounds	brey'kahbahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *breakable*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	capable of being broken or damaged.
Examples	"earthenware pottery is breakable" "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
Attribute of	breakableness	The consistency of something that breaks / breaks / breaks under pressure
Narrower	brittle, brickle, brickly	Having little elasticity
	crumbly, friable	Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
	delicate, fragile, frail	easily broken or damaged or destroyed
	frangible	capable of being broken
	short	tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
	splintery	subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces
See also	delicate	exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing
Opposite	unbreakable	impossible to break / break / break / break / break / break / break / break especially under ordinary usage
Spanish	rompible
Catalan	trencable
Nouns	breakability	quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
Nouns	breakableness	the consistency of something that breaks / breaks / breaks under pressure
Verbs	break	become separated / separated into pieces or fragments
	break	stop operating or functioning
	break	destroy the integrity of
	break	become fractured
	break	go to pieces
	break	ruin completely
	break	break a piece from a whole
	break	destroy the completeness of a set of related items

English > *breakable*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An article that is fragile and easily / easily broken / broken / broken / broken / broken / broken / broken / broken.
Example	"pack the breakables separately"
Broader	article	One of a class of artifacts

HyperDic: breakable