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FRAGILITY definition: 1. the quality of being easily damaged or broken: 2. the quality of being easily harmed or…. Learn more.
The meaning of FRAGILE is easily broken or destroyed. How to use fragile in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fragile.
Fragility is a state of being delicate or breakable. The fragility of your grandmother's juice glasses might make you nervous about taking even one sip. An object's fragility makes it likely to get broken or damaged, and a person's fragility means that he's not physically strong.
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.
fragility. noun. /frəˈdʒɪləti/. /frəˈdʒɪləti/. [uncountable] the fact of being weak and uncertain; the fact of being easy to destroy or harm. There was an air of fragility about him. the fragility of the economy. financial/emotional fragility.
Fragility definition: The condition or quality of being fragile ; brittleness ; frangibility .
weak or in poor health, physically or mentally: He looked rather fragile after his operation. The hospital wing provides a safer environment for medically fragile children. Synonyms. frail. vulnerable. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. UK.
Synonyms for FRAGILITY: exquisiteness, fineness, brittleness, daintiness, delicacy, flimsiness, frangibility, insubstantiality; Antonyms of FRAGILITY: roughness, solidity, coarseness, rudeness, strength, firmness, crudity, crudeness.
What does the noun fragility mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun fragility , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
frag•ile (fraj′ əl; Brit. fraj′ īl), adj. easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance. vulnerably delicate, as in appearance: She has a fragile beauty. lacking in substance or force; flimsy: a fragile excuse.
