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brittle
brit·tle B0491600 (brĭt′l)adj. brit·tler, brit·tlest 1. a. Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure: brittle bones.b. Easily damaged or disrupted; fragile: a brittle friendship. See Synonyms at fragile.2. a. Difficult to deal with; snappish: a brittle disposition.b. Lacking warmth of feeling; cold: a reputation for being brittle and aloof.3. Brilliantly sharp, as in percussive sound.4. a. Perishable.b. Fleeting; transitory.n. A confection of caramelized sugar to which nuts are added: walnut brittle. [Middle English britel, probably from Old English *brytel, from bryttian, to shatter.] brit′tle·ly (brĭt′l-ē) adv.brit′tle·ness n.brittle (ˈbrɪtəl) adj1. easily cracked, snapped, or broken; fragile2. curt or irritable: a brittle reply. 3. hard or sharp in qualityn (Cookery) a crunchy sweet made with treacle and nuts: peanut brittle. [C14: from Old English brytel (unattested); related to brytsen fragment, brēotan to break] ˈbrittlely, ˈbrittly advbrit•tle (ˈbrɪt l) adj. -tler, -tlest, adj. 1. having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. 2. easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail. 3. lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; cold. 4. having a sharp, tense quality: a brittle tone of voice. 5. unstable or impermanent; evanescent. n. 6. a confection of melted sugar, usu. with nuts, brittle when cooled. v.i. 7. to be or become brittle. [1350–1400; Middle English britel] brit′tle•ness, n. syn: See frail1. brit·tle (brĭt′l) Likely to break, snap, or crack. Compare ductile.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | brittle - caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheetstoffee, toffycandy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nutspeanut brittle - brittle containing peanuts | Adj. | 1. | brittle - having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"brickle, bricklybreakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully" | | 2. | brittle - lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"coldhearted - lacking in sympathy or feeling | | 3. | brittle - (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fracturedunannealedunhardened, untempered - not brought to a proper consistency or hardness; "untempered mortar"; "untempered steel" |
brittleadjective1. fragile, delicate, crisp, crumbling, frail, crumbly, breakable, shivery, friable, frangible, shatterable Pine is brittle and breaks easily. fragile strong, flexible, resistant, rugged, sturdy, durable, elastic, tough, shatterproof, nonbreakable, infrangible2. tense, nervous, edgy, stiff, wired (slang), irritable, curt a brittle man3. harsh, rough, jarring, grating, raucous, strident, rasping, discordant, croaking, guttural, dissonant, unmelodious Myrtle gave a brittle laugh.brittleadjectiveEasily broken or damaged:breakable, delicate, fragile, frangible.Translationsbrittle (ˈbritl) adjective hard but easily broken. brittle materials. 脆且易碎的 易碎的ˈbrittleness noun 易碎 脆弱brittle
brittle (jargon)Said of software that is functional but easilybroken by changes in operating environment or configuration,or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, anysystem that responds inappropriately and disastrously toabnormal but expected external stimuli; e.g. a file systemthat is usually totally scrambled by a power failure is saidto be brittle. This term is often used to describe theresults of a research effort that were never intended to berobust, but it can be applied to commercially developedsoftware, which displays the quality far more often than itought to.
Opposite of robust.brittle1. Descriptive of a material which fractures under low stress without appreciable deformation. 2. Descriptive of a paint film unable to withstand stretching or scratching without breaking or becoming otherwise deformed.brittle Related to brittle: peanut brittle, Brittle bone disease, brittle diabetesSynonyms for brittleadj fragileSynonyms- fragile
- delicate
- crisp
- crumbling
- frail
- crumbly
- breakable
- shivery
- friable
- frangible
- shatterable
Antonyms- strong
- flexible
- resistant
- rugged
- sturdy
- durable
- elastic
- tough
- shatterproof
- nonbreakable
- infrangible
adj tenseSynonyms- tense
- nervous
- edgy
- stiff
- wired
- irritable
- curt
adj harshSynonyms- harsh
- rough
- jarring
- grating
- raucous
- strident
- rasping
- discordant
- croaking
- guttural
- dissonant
- unmelodious
Synonyms for brittleadj easily broken or damagedSynonyms- breakable
- delicate
- fragile
- frangible
Synonyms for brittlenoun caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheetsSynonymsRelated Words- candy
- confect
- peanut brittle
adj having little elasticitySynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking warmth and generosity of spiritRelated Wordsadj (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fracturedSynonymsRelated Words |