brittleness

English

Etymology

brittle +‎ -ness

Noun

brittleness (uncountable)

1. The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load.
2. The state of being brittle; aptness to break; fragility.

References

• brittleness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913