ADJECTIVE | all | brittle, brickle, brickly | having little elasticity |
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all | brittle | lacking warmth and generosity / generosity of spirit | |
all | brittle, unannealed | (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured | |
NOUN | food | brittle, toffee, toffy | caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets |
Sounds | brih'tahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped. | |
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Synonyms | brickle, brickly | |
Broader | breakable | capable of being broken or damaged |
Spanish | quebradizo | |
Catalan | trencadís | |
Nouns | brittleness | firm but easily broken |
Meaning | lacking warmth and generosity / generosity of spirit. | |
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Example | "a brittle and calculating woman" | |
Broader | coldhearted | lacking in sympathy / sympathy / sympathy or feeling |
Meaning | (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured. | |
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Synonym | unannealed | |
Broader | untempered, unhardened | not brought to a proper consistency or hardness |
Spanish | frágil, quebradizo | |
Nouns | brittleness | firm but easily broken |
Meaning | caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets. | |
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Synonyms | toffee, toffy | |
Narrower | peanut brittle | brittle containing peanuts |
Broader | candy, confect | A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts |
Spanish | caramelo, tofe, toffee, toffy | |
Catalan | toffy |
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