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- Dictionarybrittle/ˈbrɪtl/
adjective
- 1. hard but liable to break easily: "her bones became fragile and brittle" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar: "peanut brittle"
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appearing to be happy or confident, but actually nervous, weak, or likely to change mood suddenly: The player has a notoriously brittle temperament. The character she plays is successful but emotionally brittle. She greeted him with a brittle smile. A brittle voice or laugh sounds sharp and slightly nervous:
having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. Synonyms: fragile. easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail: a brittle marriage.
The meaning of BRITTLE is easily broken, cracked, or snapped. How to use brittle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Brittle.
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped. “ brittle bones”. “glass is brittle ”. synonyms: brickle, brickly. breakable. capable of being broken or damaged. adjective. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured. synonyms: unannealed.
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.
If you describe a situation, relationship, or someone's mood as brittle, you mean that it is unstable, and may easily change. They are nurturing a diplomatic relationship that is dangerously brittle but cannot be allowed to fail.
Synonyms for BRITTLE: crisp, crumbly, fragile, short, friable, flaky, crisped, crispy; Antonyms of BRITTLE: elastic, flexible, resilient, pliable, strong, tough, pliant, sturdy.
If something breaks, or if you break something, it is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition. If something is easily broken, it is easy to damage that thing. If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
Noun. brittle ( usually uncountable; pl. brittles) A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts. As a child, my favorite candy was peanut brittle. Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc. Synonyms. brickle.
What does the adjective brittle mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective brittle, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. brittle has developed meanings and uses in subjects including metals (1910s) medicine (1940s) See meaning & use
