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- Dictionaryfragile/ˈfradʒʌɪl/
adjective
- 1. (of an object) easily broken or damaged: "fragile items such as glass and china" Similar Opposite
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feeling slightly ill, upset, or tired, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol the night before: No breakfast for me, thanks - I'm feeling a little fragile after last night's party. More examples.
The meaning of FRAGILE is easily broken or destroyed. How to use fragile in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fragile.
Fragile definition: easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail. See examples of FRAGILE used in a sentence.
If you describe a situation as fragile, you mean that it is weak or uncertain, and unlikely to be able to resist strong pressure or attack.
If it's delicate and easily broken, like a rare glass vase or the feelings of an overly emotional friend, it's certainly fragile. Back in the 1500s, fragile implied moral weakness. Then around 1600, its definition broadened to mean “liable to break.”
weak and uncertain; easy to destroy or harm. a fragile alliance/ceasefire/relationship. The economy remains extremely fragile. In her job she was used to dealing with actors’ fragile egos. fragile habitats threatened by pollution. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. thin or light and often beautiful. fragile beauty.
1. Easily broken, damaged, or destroyed. 2. Lacking physical or emotional strength; delicate: a fragile personality. 3. Lacking substance; tenuous or flimsy: a fragile claim to fame. [French, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots .] frag′ile·ly adv.
