HyperDic: fragile

English > 3 senses of the word fragile:
ADJECTIVEallfragile, delicate, fraileasily broken or damaged or destroyed
allfragilevulnerably delicate
allfragile, flimsy, slight, tenuous, thinlacking substance or significance
fragile > pronunciation
Soundsfrae'jhahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > fragile: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaningeasily broken or damaged or destroyed.
Examples
  • "fragile porcelain plates"
  • "fragile old bones"
Synonymsdelicate, frail
Broaderbreakablecapable of being broken or damaged
Spanishdelicado, frágil, quebradizo
Catalandelicat, fràgil, trencadís
Nounsfragilityquality of being easily damaged or destroyed
English > fragile: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningvulnerably delicate.
Example"she has the fragile beauty of youth"
Broaderdelicateexquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing
English > fragile: 3 senses > adjective 3
MeaningLacking substance or significance.
Example a fragile claim to fame"
Synonymsflimsy, slight, tenuous, thin
Broaderinsignificant, unimportantdevoid of importance, meaning, or force
Spanishinsustancial, leve
Catalaninsubstancial, lleu

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