brittleness
English Thesaurus
1. firm but easily broken (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | breakableness, |
| definition | : | the consistency of something that breaks under pressure (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | flakiness, |
| definition | : | having or breaking into thin crisp flakes (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | brickle, brickly, brittle, |
| definition | : | having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | brittle, unannealed, |
| definition | : | (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | crisp, crispy, |
| definition | : | tender and brittle (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | brickle, brickly, brittle, |
| definition | : | having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | brittle, unannealed, |
| definition | : | (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | crisp, crispy, |
| definition | : | tender and brittle (adj.all) |
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