breakable

break·a·ble (br

-b

adj.

Liable to break or to be broken. See Synonyms at fragile.

An article that can be broken easily: We put the breakables away before the toddlers arrived.

breaka·ble·ness n.

breakable [ˈbreɪkəb^əl]

adj

capable of being broken

(usually plural) a fragile easily broken article

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Noun	1.	breakable - an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately" article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
Adj.	1.	breakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully" unbreakable - impossible to break especially under ordinary usage; "unbreakable plastic dinnerwear"

breakable

adjective fragile, delicate, frail, brittle, flimsy, crumbly, friable, frangible My parents had a remarkable array of breakable objects.
lasting, strong, solid, resistant, durable, toughened, indestructible, unbreakable, shatterproof, nonbreakable, infrangible

Translations

breakable [ˈbreɪkəbl]

A. ADJ (= brittle) → quebradizo; (= fragile) → frágil

B. N breakables → objetos mpl frágiles

breakable [ˈbreɪkəb^əl]

adj → cassable, fragile breakables

npl → objets mpl fragiles

breakable

adj → zerbrechlich

n breakables

pl → zerbrechliche Ware

breakable [ˈbreɪkəbl] adj → fragile

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breakableness
breakables
Brickle
brickly
brittle
bubble wrap
crumbly
delicate
Destructibility
Destructibleness
durable
fragile
Fragility
frail
frangibility
frangible
frangibleness
friable
indestructible

Everything that was breakable was broken, glasses, pudding-basins, plates, dishes.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

"Captain," says Alan, "I doubt your word is a breakable.

Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context

He felt, no doubt, more sorry for her than her indignant relatives; but it seemed to him that the tie between husband and wife, even if breakable in prosperity, should be indissoluble in misfortune.

The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context

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