fragile
31fragile — adjective 1 not strong, and therefore easily broken or damaged: The parcel was marked FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE. 2 easily damaged, spoilt, or destroyed: The country s fragile economy is threatened by the continued drought. 3 a fragile person looks …
32fragile — frag•ile [[t]ˈfrædʒ əl[/t]] brit. [[t] aɪl[/t]] adj. 1) easily broken or damaged; brittle: a fragile vase; a fragile alliance[/ex] 2) vulnerably delicate in appearance: fragile beauty[/ex] 3) lacking in substance or force; flimsy: a fragile… …
33Fragile(s) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Fragile. Fragile(s) Données clés Réalisation Martin Valente Scénario Martin Valente Acteurs principaux …
34fragile — [17] Fragile and frail [13] are doublets: that is to say, they have the same ultimate source but have evolved in different ways. In this case the source was Latin fragilis ‘breakable’, a derivative of the same base (*frag ) as produced frangere… …
35fragile — adjective 1) fragile porcelain Syn: breakable, easily broken; delicate, dainty, fine, flimsy; eggshell; formal frangible Ant: durable, robust 2) the fragile cease fire Syn …
36fragile — adjective 1) fragile vases Syn: breakable, delicate, brittle, flimsy, dainty, fine 2) the fragile ceasefire Syn: tenuous, shaky, insecure, vulnerable, flimsy …
37fragile — [17] Fragile and frail [13] are doublets: that is to say, they have the same ultimate source but have evolved in different ways. In this case the source was Latin fragilis ‘breakable’, a derivative of the same base (*frag ) as produced frangere… …
38fragile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. delicate, frail, breakable; tenuous, gossamer. See brittleness, weakness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frail, delicate, breakable, frangible, friable, brittle, dainty, weak, flimsy; see also dainty 1 …
39fragile — /ˈfrædʒaɪl / (say frajuyl), Originally US / dʒəl/ (say juhl) adjective easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: fragile porcelain; a fragile ceasefire. {Latin fragilis} –fragilely, adverb –fragility /frəˈdʒɪləti/ (say fruh… …
40fragile X — noun see fragile X syndrome …
