"brittle" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹɪtl̩/ Audio: en-us-brittle.ogg Forms: brittler [comparative], more brittle [comparative], brittlest [superlative], most brittle [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪtəl Etymology: From Middle English britel, brutel, brotel (“brittle”), from Old English *brytel, *bryttol (“brittle, fragile”, literally “prone to or tending to break”); equivalent to brit + -le. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|britel}} Middle English britel, {{inh|en|ang|*brytel}} Old English *brytel, {{suffix|en|brit|le}} brit + -le Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} brittle (comparative brittler or more brittle, superlative brittlest or most brittle)
  1. Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact. Categories (topical): Emotions, Personality Translations (able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure): καπυρός (kapurós) (Ancient Greek), κραῦρος (kraûros) (Ancient Greek), ψαθυρός (psathurós) (Ancient Greek), крехък (krehǎk) (Bulgarian), чуплив (čupliv) (Bulgarian), трошлив (trošliv) (Bulgarian), fràgil (Catalan), 易碎的 (Chinese Mandarin), 易损坏的 (Chinese Mandarin), křehký (Czech), lámavý (Czech), skrøbelig (Danish), skør (Danish), bros (Dutch), broos (Dutch), frakasebla (Esperanto), hauras (Finnish), fragile (French), spröde (German), brüchig (German), bröckelig (German), mürbe (German), morsch (German), fragil (German), zerbrechlich (German), törékeny (Hungarian), rideg (Hungarian), brothætt (Icelandic), aibrisc (Irish), briosc (Irish), fragile (Italian), fragosus (Latin), кр́шлив (kŕšliv) (Macedonian), кре́вок (krévok) (Macedonian), тро́шлив (tróšliv) (Macedonian), so-vrishey (Manx), kōtihetihe (Maori), mōwhaki (Maori), mōwhakiwhaki (Maori), waipawa (note: of wood) (Maori), brouyi (Norman), câsuel (Norman), sprø (Norwegian), skjør (Norwegian), brosch (Plautdietsch), kruchy (Polish), frágil (Portuguese), quebradiço (Portuguese), хру́пкий (xrúpkij) (Russian), ло́мкий (lómkij) (Russian), frush (Scots), krt [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), krhak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), frágil (Spanish), quebradizo (Spanish), friable (Spanish), крихкий (kryxkyj) (Ukrainian), ламкий (lamkyj) (Ukrainian), giòn (Vietnamese), brau (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-adj-SVL8PeUC Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 11 5 20 16 9 8 19 0 0 Disambiguation of Personality: 33 20 5 10 5 13 6 8 0 0 Disambiguation of 'able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure': 54 16 7 15 6 3
  2. Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending. Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (apt to break or crumble when bending): κραῦρος (kraûros) (Ancient Greek), крехък (krehǎk) (Bulgarian), trencadís (Catalan), breekbaar (Dutch), bros (Dutch), hauras (Finnish), hapero (Finnish), cassant (French), spröde (German), krümelig (German), bröselig (German), brüchig (German), bröckelig (German), mürbe (German), bröslig (German), krümelnd (German), zerreibbar (German), aibrisc (Irish), briosc (Irish), кр́шлив (kŕšliv) (Macedonian), یوفقه (yufka) (Ottoman Turkish), хру́пкий (xrúpkij) (Russian), frágil (Spanish), brau (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-adj-uyJ570Gx Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 11 5 20 16 9 8 19 0 0 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 11 7 17 20 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 12 9 17 18 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 11 7 19 20 7 8 21 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 11 7 17 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 11 6 19 20 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 11 9 16 19 8 8 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 13 7 17 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 5 13 9 16 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 11 7 16 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 5 11 7 17 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 13 13 14 17 10 9 15 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 1 11 4 27 23 4 4 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 15 7 16 21 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 4 11 7 18 20 8 8 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 5 13 8 16 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 5 13 8 16 19 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of 'apt to break or crumble when bending': 10 80 3 2 3 1
  3. (archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked. Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-adj-0YcRk1BB Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 13 13 14 17 10 9 15 2 2 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
  4. Emotionally fragile, easily offended. Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (emotionally fragile, easily offended): чувствителен (čuvstvitelen) (Bulgarian), обидчив (obidčiv) (Bulgarian), přecitlivělý (Czech), citlivý (Czech), kribbigkoelafstandelijk (Dutch), herkkä (Finnish), hauras (Finnish), herkkätunteinen (Finnish), reizbar (German), kühl (German), fragil (German), instabil (German), чувстви́телен (čuvstvítelen) (Macedonian), о́сетлив (ósetliv) (Macedonian), frágil (Portuguese), чувстви́тельный (čuvstvítelʹnyj) (alt: first "в" (v) is silent) (Russian), уязви́мый (ujazvímyj) (Russian), беззащи́тный (bezzaščítnyj) (Russian), оби́дчивый (obídčivyj) (Russian), чутливий (čutlyvyj) (Ukrainian), bregus (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-adj-rYJrBEcl Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 11 5 20 16 9 8 19 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 7 13 28 8 9 23 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 2 8 6 16 22 8 8 22 4 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 7 6 16 22 8 9 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 5 8 15 27 9 9 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 8 6 17 25 8 9 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 11 7 17 20 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 12 9 17 18 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 9 6 22 21 7 7 22 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 9 6 19 19 8 8 20 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 11 7 19 20 7 8 21 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 11 7 17 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 9 6 19 20 7 8 20 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 11 6 19 20 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 11 9 16 19 8 8 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 9 5 20 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 9 5 20 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 13 7 17 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 8 10 17 21 9 10 17 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 5 13 9 16 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 11 7 16 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 8 6 23 22 7 7 23 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 5 11 7 17 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 13 13 14 17 10 9 15 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 1 11 4 27 23 4 4 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 9 9 15 16 12 10 16 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 15 7 16 21 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 9 5 20 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 4 11 7 18 20 8 8 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 5 13 8 16 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 7 5 22 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 5 13 8 16 19 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 2 9 6 19 19 7 8 20 4 4 Disambiguation of 'emotionally fragile, easily offended': 5 3 3 80 6 2
  5. (engineering, computing, of a system) Poorly error- or fault-tolerant; having little in the way of redundancy or defense in depth; susceptible to catastrophic failure in the event of a relatively-minor malfunction or deviance. Categories (topical): Computing, Engineering, Emotions
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-adj-nptXQVbg Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 11 5 20 16 9 8 19 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 7 13 28 8 9 23 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 2 8 6 16 22 8 8 22 4 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 7 6 16 22 8 9 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 5 8 15 27 9 9 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 8 6 17 25 8 9 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 6 11 15 13 21 8 9 13 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 11 7 17 20 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 12 9 17 18 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 12 10 14 19 10 9 16 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 9 6 22 21 7 7 22 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 9 6 19 19 8 8 20 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 11 7 19 20 7 8 21 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 11 7 17 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 9 6 19 20 7 8 20 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 11 6 19 20 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 11 9 14 26 8 7 15 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 11 9 16 19 8 8 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 9 5 20 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 9 5 20 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 13 7 17 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 8 10 17 21 9 10 17 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 5 13 9 16 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 11 7 16 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 8 6 23 22 7 7 23 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 5 11 7 17 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 13 13 14 17 10 9 15 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 1 11 4 27 23 4 4 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 9 9 15 16 12 10 16 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 15 7 16 21 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 9 5 20 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 4 11 7 18 20 8 8 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 5 13 8 16 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 7 5 22 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 5 13 8 16 19 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 2 9 6 19 19 7 8 20 4 4 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  6. (informal, proscribed) Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level. Tags: informal, proscribed
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-adj-UDNVwVmW Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 9 9 15 16 12 10 16 5 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹɪtl̩/ Audio: en-us-brittle.ogg Forms: brittles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtəl Etymology: From Middle English britel, brutel, brotel (“brittle”), from Old English *brytel, *bryttol (“brittle, fragile”, literally “prone to or tending to break”); equivalent to brit + -le. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|britel}} Middle English britel, {{inh|en|ang|*brytel}} Old English *brytel, {{suffix|en|brit|le}} brit + -le Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} brittle (usually uncountable, plural brittles)
  1. A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (confection of caramelized sugar and nuts): krokant [common-gender] (Danish), krokantti (Finnish), nougatine [masculine] (French), Krokant [masculine] (German), grillázs (Hungarian), krokan [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), krokan [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), козинак (kozinak) [masculine] (Russian), crocante [masculine] (Spanish), krokant [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-noun-XCRYzh07 Disambiguation of 'confection of caramelized sugar and nuts': 87 13
  2. (by extension) Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc. Tags: broadly, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-noun-YPXBynQ4 Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 11 5 20 16 9 8 19 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 7 13 28 8 9 23 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 2 8 6 16 22 8 8 22 4 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 7 6 16 22 8 9 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 5 8 15 27 9 9 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 8 6 17 25 8 9 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 11 7 17 20 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 12 9 17 18 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 9 6 22 21 7 7 22 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 9 6 19 19 8 8 20 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 11 7 19 20 7 8 21 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 11 7 17 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 9 6 19 20 7 8 20 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 11 6 19 20 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 11 9 16 19 8 8 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 9 5 20 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 9 5 20 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 13 7 17 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 8 10 17 21 9 10 17 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 5 13 9 16 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 11 7 16 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 8 6 23 22 7 7 23 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 5 11 7 17 19 9 9 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 13 13 14 17 10 9 15 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 1 11 4 27 23 4 4 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 9 9 15 16 12 10 16 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 15 7 16 21 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 9 5 20 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 4 11 7 18 20 8 8 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 5 13 8 16 20 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 7 5 22 21 7 8 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 12 8 17 19 8 8 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 5 13 8 16 19 8 8 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 2 9 6 19 19 7 8 20 4 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brickle Derived forms: peanut brittle

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹɪtl̩/ Audio: en-us-brittle.ogg Forms: brittles [present, singular, third-person], brittling [participle, present], brittled [participle, past], brittled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪtəl Etymology: From Middle English britel, brutel, brotel (“brittle”), from Old English *brytel, *bryttol (“brittle, fragile”, literally “prone to or tending to break”); equivalent to brit + -le. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|britel}} Middle English britel, {{inh|en|ang|*brytel}} Old English *brytel, {{suffix|en|brit|le}} brit + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} brittle (third-person singular simple present brittles, present participle brittling, simple past and past participle brittled)
  1. (intransitive) To become brittle. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-verb-8tLqMRkP
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To gut. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-brittle-en-verb-BlHV2iwB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: break, breakable, short [adjective]

Inflected forms

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      "word": "brittility"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "brittle cinder"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brittlegill"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "nonbrittle"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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          "text": "'Do you suppose our convent, and I too, / Are insufficient, then, to pray for you? / Thomas, that joke's not good. Your faith is brittle.",
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "trošliv",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "трошлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "fràgil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "易碎的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "易损坏的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "křehký"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "lámavý"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "skrøbelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "skør"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "bros"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "broos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "frakasebla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "hauras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "fragile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "spröde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "brüchig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "bröckelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "mürbe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "morsch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "fragil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "zerbrechlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "grc",
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          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "καπυρός"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "grc",
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          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "κραῦρος"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "grc",
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          "roman": "psathurós",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "ψαθυρός"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "törékeny"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "rideg"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "brothætt"
        },
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          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "aibrisc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "briosc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "fragile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "fragosus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "mk",
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          "roman": "kŕšliv",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "кр́шлив"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "krévok",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "кре́вок"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "mk",
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          "roman": "tróšliv",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "тро́шлив"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "gv",
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          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
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          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "kōtihetihe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "mōwhaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "mōwhakiwhaki"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "mi",
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          "note": "of wood",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "waipawa"
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          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "nrf",
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          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "brouyi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "câsuel"
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          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "sprø"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "skjør"
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          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
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          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "brosch"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "kruchy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "frágil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "quebradiço"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xrúpkij",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "хру́пкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lómkij",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "ло́мкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "frush"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "krt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "krhak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "frágil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "quebradizo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "friable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "kryxkyj",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "крихкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "lamkyj",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "ламкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
          "word": "giòn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 16 7 15 6 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
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          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "krehǎk",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "крехък"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "word": "bros"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
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          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "hauras"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "hapero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "cassant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "spröde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "krümelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "bröselig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "brüchig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "bröckelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "mürbe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "bröslig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "krümelnd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "zerreibbar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "grc",
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          "roman": "kraûros",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "κραῦρος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "aibrisc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "briosc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 80 3 2 3 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "kŕšliv",
          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "кр́шлив"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ota",
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          "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
          "word": "یوفقه"
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1951, Geoffrey Chaucer, translated by Nevill Coghill, The Canterbury Tales: Translated into Modern English (Penguin Classics), Penguin Books, published 1977, page 329:",
          "text": "'Do you suppose our convent, and I too, / Are insufficient, then, to pray for you? / Thomas, that joke's not good. Your faith is brittle.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Inflexible",
          "inflexible"
        ],
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "snap",
          "snap"
        ],
        [
          "shatter",
          "shatter"
        ],
        [
          "stress",
          "stress"
        ],
        [
          "pressure",
          "pressure"
        ],
        [
          "impact",
          "impact"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Shortbread is my favorite cold pastry, yet being so brittle it crumbles easily, and a lot goes to waste.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tenacious",
          "tenacious"
        ],
        [
          "crumble",
          "crumble"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Archaeology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "archaeology",
          "archaeology"
        ],
        [
          "conchoidal",
          "conchoidal"
        ],
        [
          "knap",
          "knap"
        ],
        [
          "flake",
          "flake"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "archaeology",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What a brittle personality! A little misunderstanding and he's an emotional wreck.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Emotionally fragile, easily offended."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fragile",
          "fragile"
        ],
        [
          "offend",
          "offend"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Computing",
        "en:Engineering"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Poorly error- or fault-tolerant; having little in the way of redundancy or defense in depth; susceptible to catastrophic failure in the event of a relatively-minor malfunction or deviance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "engineering",
          "engineering#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "error",
          "error"
        ],
        [
          "fault-tolerant",
          "fault-tolerant"
        ],
        [
          "redundancy",
          "redundancy"
        ],
        [
          "defense in depth",
          "defense in depth"
        ],
        [
          "catastrophic",
          "catastrophic"
        ],
        [
          "failure",
          "failure"
        ],
        [
          "malfunction",
          "malfunction"
        ],
        [
          "deviance",
          "deviance"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(engineering, computing, of a system) Poorly error- or fault-tolerant; having little in the way of redundancy or defense in depth; susceptible to catastrophic failure in the event of a relatively-minor malfunction or deviance."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a system"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English proscribed terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Diabetes",
          "diabetes"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, proscribed) Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "proscribed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹɪtl̩/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-brittle.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/En-us-brittle.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪtəl"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krehǎk",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "крехък"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čupliv",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "чуплив"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "trošliv",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "трошлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "fràgil"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "易碎的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "易损坏的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "křehký"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "lámavý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "skrøbelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "skør"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "bros"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "broos"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "frakasebla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "hauras"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "fragile"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "spröde"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "brüchig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "bröckelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "mürbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "morsch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "fragil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "zerbrechlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kapurós",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "καπυρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kraûros",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "κραῦρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "psathurós",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "ψαθυρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "törékeny"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "rideg"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "brothætt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "aibrisc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "briosc"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "fragile"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "fragosus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kŕšliv",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "кр́шлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "krévok",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "кре́вок"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tróšliv",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "тро́шлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "so-vrishey"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "kōtihetihe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "mōwhaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "mōwhakiwhaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of wood",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "waipawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "brouyi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "câsuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "sprø"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "skjør"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "brosch"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "kruchy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "frágil"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "quebradiço"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xrúpkij",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "хру́пкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lómkij",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "ло́мкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "frush"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "krt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "krhak"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "frágil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "quebradizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "friable"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kryxkyj",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "крихкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lamkyj",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "ламкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "giòn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure",
      "word": "brau"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krehǎk",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "крехък"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "trencadís"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "breekbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "bros"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "hauras"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "hapero"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "cassant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "spröde"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "krümelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "bröselig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "brüchig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "bröckelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "mürbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "bröslig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "krümelnd"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "zerreibbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kraûros",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "κραῦρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "aibrisc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "briosc"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kŕšliv",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "кр́шлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yufka",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "یوفقه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xrúpkij",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "хру́пкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "frágil"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "apt to break or crumble when bending",
      "word": "brau"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čuvstvitelen",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "чувствителен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obidčiv",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "обидчив"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "přecitlivělý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "citlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "kribbigkoelafstandelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "herkkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "hauras"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "herkkätunteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "reizbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "kühl"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "fragil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "instabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čuvstvítelen",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "чувстви́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ósetliv",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "о́сетлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "frágil"
    },
    {
      "alt": "first \"в\" (v) is silent",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čuvstvítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "чувстви́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ujazvímyj",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "уязви́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezzaščítnyj",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "беззащи́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obídčivyj",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "оби́дчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čutlyvyj",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "чутливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "emotionally fragile, easily offended",
      "word": "bregus"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "brittle"
  ],
  "word": "brittle"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
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