"breakable" meaning in English

See breakable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹeɪkəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-breakable.wav Forms: more breakable [comparative], most breakable [superlative]
Etymology: break + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|break|able}} break + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} breakable (comparative more breakable, superlative most breakable)
  1. Able to break or be broken. Translations (able to be broken): чуплив (čupliv) (Bulgarian), трошлив (trošliv) (Bulgarian), trencable (Catalan), 易碎的 (yì suì de) (Chinese Mandarin), skrøbelig (Danish), rompebla (Esperanto), särkyvä (Finnish), frangible (French), quebrábel [feminine, masculine] (Galician), törhető (Hungarian), 壊せる (kowaseru) (Japanese), сынғақ (synğaq) (Kazakh), сынғыш (synğyş) (Kazakh), brishlagh (Manx), so-vrishey (Manx), frangible (Middle French), łamliwy (Polish), ло́мкий (lómkij) (Russian), frangible (Spanish), rompible (Spanish), bräcklig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-breakable-en-adj-mk-7pXbJ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 54 11 2 33 Disambiguation of 'able to be broken': 92 8
  2. Fragile.
    Sense id: en-breakable-en-adj-EY~ZIgFM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: destructible, fragile

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹeɪkəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-breakable.wav Forms: breakables [plural]
Etymology: break + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|break|able}} break + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} breakable (plural breakables)
  1. Something that is (easily) breakable. Translations (something that is easily breakable): 易碎品 (Chinese Mandarin), särkyvä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-breakable-en-noun-VZ3akuYo Disambiguation of 'something that is easily breakable': 99 1
  2. (usually in the plural, music) A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of: the drummer's cymbals including high-hats, the snare drum, the kick pedal and the drummer's stool. Tags: plural-normally Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-breakable-en-noun-LxpDkGX2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 1 87 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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