fragile
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK, General Australian, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɹædʒaɪl/
Audio (CA) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -ædʒaɪl, -ædʒəl
Adjective[edit]
fragile (comparative fragiler or more fragile, superlative fragilest or most fragile)
- Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
- The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
- The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
- (UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
- (UK) Thin-skinned or oversensitive.
- He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.
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Translations[edit]
easily broken or destroyed
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Noun[edit]
fragile (plural fragiles)
- Something that is fragile.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin fragilis. Doublet of frêle.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fragile (plural fragiles)
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Further reading[edit]
- “fragile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
fragile
- inflection of fragil:
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fragile (plural fragili, superlative fragilissimo)
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Further reading[edit]
- fragile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fragile
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