fragile

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK, General Australian, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/ Rhymes: -ædʒaɪl, -ædʒəl Hyphenation: fra‧gil === Adjective === fragile (comparative fragiler or more fragile, superlative fragilest or most fragile) 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. (figuratively) Readily disrupted or destroyed. The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region. (UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness. (UK) Thin-skinned or oversensitive. He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:fragile ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === fragile (plural fragiles) Something that is fragile. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin fragilis. Doublet of frêle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁa.ʒil/ Homophone: fragiles === Adjective === fragile (plural fragiles) fragile, breakable, brittle, delicate (that breaks easily) saule fragile ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (by extension) frail une santé fragile ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (figuratively) fragile, precarious, uncertain un équilibre fragile ― a fragile balance une paix fragile ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Derived terms ==== fragilement fragiliser fragilité ==== Related terms ==== fracture ==== Descendants ==== Mauritian Creole: frazil === Noun === fragile m or f (plural fragiles) (informal, derogatory) sensitive person, weak person C'est un fragile. ― He's a snowflake. === Further reading === “fragile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === giflera == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === fragile inflection of fragil: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular 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 m or f by sense (plural fragili, superlative fragilissimo) fragile ==== Derived terms ==== fragilmente infragilire ==== Related terms ==== frale fragilità === Further reading === fragile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === fraglie == Latin == === Adjective === fragile nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of fragilis