fragile

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate with fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.

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Adjective

fragile (comparative fragiler or more fragile, superlative fragilest or most fragile)

  1. Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
    She caught the fragile vase before it could shatter on the floor.
    The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
  2. (figuratively) Readily disrupted or destroyed.
    The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
  3. (UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
  4. (UK) Thin-skinned or oversensitive.
    He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

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Noun

fragile (plural fragiles)

  1. Something that is fragile.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragilis. Doublet of frêle.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fragile (plural fragiles)

  1. fragile

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German

Pronunciation

Adjective

fragile

  1. inflection of fragil:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragilem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfra.d͡ʒi.le/
  • Rhymes: -adʒile
  • Hyphenation: frà‧gi‧le

Adjective

fragile (plural fragili, superlative fragilissimo)

  1. fragile

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Further reading

  • fragile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Adjective

fragile

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of fragilis
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