HyperDic: brittleness

English > 1 sense of the word brittleness:
NOUNattributebrittleness, crispness, crispinessfirm but easily broken
English > brittleness: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningFirm but easily broken.
Synonymscrispness, crispiness
NarrowerflakinessHaving or breaking into thin crisp flakes
BroaderbreakablenessThe consistency of something that breaks / breaks / breaks under pressure
Spanishbronquedad, fragilidad
Catalanfragilitat
Adjectivesbrittlehaving little elasticity
brittle(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

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