fragility

Variant of fragile

fragile definition

fragile (fraj′əl; chiefly Brit & Cdn, -īl)

adjective

  1. easily broken, damaged, or destroyed
  2. physically weak; frail; delicate
  3. tenuous; flimsy a fragile hope

Etymology: < OFr < L fragilis < frangere, break

Related Forms:

  • fragility fra·gil′·ity (frə jil′ə tē) noun

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