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- pronunciation:
- frae
jihl
[or]
frae
jaIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
easily damaged; delicate.
That antique vase is extremely fragile and needs to be handled with great care.Her belief in herself is fragile: she needs encouragement, not criticism.
- synonyms:
- breakable, delicate, frail, frangible, shivery, weak
- antonyms:
- robust, rugged, stout, strong, tough
- similar words:
- brittle, crumbly, dainty, flimsy, friable, tender
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| definition 2: |
lacking in substance; flimsy.
His opponent tore apart his fragile argument.That is a pretty fragile excuse for handing in an assignment late.- synonyms:
- flimsy, frail, unsubstantial
- antonyms:
- durable, robust, stout
- similar words:
- feeble, infirm, insubstantial, sleazy, slight, tender, tenuous, weak
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| related words: |
fine, frail, puny, soft, thin |
adverb + (adj.)fragile
ecologically, economically, emotionally, extremely, incredibly, medically, mentally, physically, relatively, seemingly, surprisingly, terribly
(adj.)fragile
+ adverb
easily
(adj.)fragile
+ noun
alliance,
artifact,
balance,
beauty,
biosphere,
bond,
bone,
bubble,
butterfly,
cease-fire,
coalition,
commodity,
confidence,
consensus,
coral,
creature,
crust,
crystal,
democracy,
desert,
ecology,
economy,
ecosystem,
egg,
eggshell,
ego,
environment,
fabric,
flower,
glass,
habitat,
human,
humanity,
illusion,
medium,
membrane,
nature,
ornament,
ozone,
partnership,
peace,
planet,
porcelain,
psyche,
recovery,
rib,
self-esteem,
shell,
silk,
soil,
spider,
stability,
stem,
strand,
structure,
syndrome,
thread,
treasure,
truce,
tundra,
unity,
vegetation,
wetland,
wing,
wrist
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| derivations: |
fragilely (adv.), fragileness (n.), fragility (n.) |
The word fragile
contains the following parts:
fract, frag
Latin
root
that means break
  Example words:
-ile, -il
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means capable of being or undergoing; pertaining to
Example words:
agile, civil, docile, ductile, fragile, labile, mobile, prehensile, puerile, uncivil, versatile, virile
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