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fragile

[fraj-uhl, fraj-ahyl]

adjective

  1. easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail.

    a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.

  2. vulnerably delicate, as in appearance.

    She has a fragile beauty.

  3. lacking in substance or force; flimsy.

    a fragile excuse.



fragile

/ ˈfrædʒaɪl, frəˈdʒɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. able to be broken easily

  2. in a weakened physical state

  3. delicate; light

    a fragile touch

  4. slight; tenuous

    a fragile link with the past

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • fragilely adverb
  • fragility noun
  • fragileness noun
  • nonfragile adjective
  • nonfragilely adverb
  • nonfragileness noun
  • nonfragility noun
  • overfragile adjective
  • unfragile adjective
  • ˈڰ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fragile1

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin fragilis, equivalent to frag- (variant stem of the verb frangere break ) + -ilis -ile
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fragile1

C17: from Latin fragilis , from frangere to break
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Synonym Study

See frail 1.
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"Art must be respected and loved because it is very fragile," she adds.

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Tehran has warned that Israel and the US - which denies being involved - will pay a "heavy price" for the attacks, raising concerns that this will lead an already fragile region into full-scale war.

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But those rights were always fragile and accompanied by anti-immigrant campaigns justified with the concept of "illegality."

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The development reinforced the musician's image as a fragile, almost childlike figure, who nonetheless inspired thousands of musicians to follow in his steps.

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There was a hint of presidential drift in the early 1970s, as India's parliamentary democracy - especially after 1967 - grew more competitive and unstable, marked by fragile coalitions, according to Prof Raghavan.

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