| 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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