Synonyms of the word breakable


BREAKABLEARTICLE - BRICKLE - BRITTLE - CRUMBLY - DELICATE - FRAGILE - FRAIL - FRANGIBLE - FRIABLE - SHORT - SPLINTERY

breakable

  • adj. Able to be broken.
  • adj. Fragile.
  • n. Something that is (easily) breakable.
  • n. (usually in the plural, music) A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically…

article

  • n. A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
  • n. A story, report, or opinion piece in a newspaper, magazine, journal, etc.
  • n. A member of a group or class.
  • n. An object.
  • n. (grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In…
  • n. A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc.
  • n. (derogatory) A person.
  • n. (archaic) A wench. A prime article = A handsome girl.
  • n. (dated) Subject matter; concern.
  • n. (dated) A distinct part.
  • n. (obsolete) A precise point in time; a moment.
  • v. (transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
  • v. (obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
  • v. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

brickle

  • adj. (Appalachia or archaic or dialect) Alternative form of breakle.
  • v. (Canada, dialect) To fail spectacularly.

brittle

  • adj. Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
  • adj. Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
  • adj. (archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
  • adj. Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
  • adj. (informal, proscribed) Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
  • n. A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
  • n. Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.

crumbly

  • adj. easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.
  • n. (pejorative) old person.

delicate

  • adj. Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
  • adj. Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
  • adj. Intended for use with fragile items.
  • adj. Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
  • adj. Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
  • adj. (informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
  • adj. (obsolete) Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
  • adj. Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
  • adj. Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
  • adj. Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
  • adj. Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
  • adj. Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
  • adj. Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
  • n. A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
  • n. (obsolete) A choice dainty; a delicacy.
  • n. (obsolete) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.

fragile

  • adj. Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.

frail

  • adj. Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily…
  • adj. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
  • n. A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
  • n. The quantity of raisins contained in a frail.
  • n. A rush for weaving baskets.
  • n. (dated, slang) A girl.
  • v. To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.

frangible

  • adj. Able to be broken; breakable; fragile.

friable

  • adj. Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
  • adj. (of soil) Loose and large-grained in consistency.
  • adj. (of poisons) Likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk.
  • adj. (mathematics, of a number) smooth: that factors completely into small prime numbers.

short

  • adj. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
  • adj. (of a person) Of comparatively little height.
  • adj. Having little duration; opposite of long.
  • adj. (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of…
  • adj. (cricket, Of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.
  • adj. (cricket, Of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman.
  • adj. (golf, of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole.
  • adj. (of pastries and metals) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of too much shortening. (See shortbread,…
  • adj. Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
  • adj. Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
  • adj. Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking.
  • adj. Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
  • adj. (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
  • adj. In a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying…
  • adv. Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
  • adv. Unawares.
  • adv. Without achieving a goal or requirement.
  • adv. (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing…
  • adv. (finance) With a negative ownership position.
  • n. A short circuit.
  • n. A short film.
  • n. Used to indicate a short-length version of a size.
  • n. (baseball) A shortstop.
  • n. (finance) A short seller.
  • n. (finance) A short sale.
  • n. A summary account.
  • n. (phonetics) A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
  • n. (programming) An integer variable shorter than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
  • v. (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
  • v. (intransitive) Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
  • v. (transitive) To shortchange.
  • v. (transitive) To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
  • v. (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for…
  • v. (obsolete) To shorten.
  • prep. Deficient in.
  • prep. (finance) Having a negative position in.

splintery

  • adj. Having many splinters.
  • adj. Given to splintering.

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