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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:
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:
The meaning of BRITTLE is easily broken, cracked, or snapped. How to use brittle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Brittle.
Something brittle is easily broken. Do you have brittle bones? Then no football or rugby for you. Besides meaning easily fractured and emotionally cold, brittle is also a type of candy made of cooled sugar. To make peanut brittle, bake the ingredients on a cookie sheet then let the brittle cool into sheets which you break into pieces (and then ...
1. adjective. An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken. Pine is brittle and breaks. ...the dry, brittle ends of the hair. Synonyms: fragile, delicate, crisp, crumbling More Synonyms of brittle. 2. adjective.
Definition of brittle adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
brittle - definition, audio pronunciation and more for brittle: hard but able to be broken easily: : See more in Essential British English Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. 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.
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.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun brittle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
