brittleness
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brit·tle
(brĭt′l)adj. brit·tler, brit·tlest
1.
a. Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure: brittle bones.
b. Easily damaged or disrupted; fragile: a brittle friendship. See Synonyms at fragile.
2.
a. Difficult to deal with; snappish: a brittle disposition.
b. Lacking warmth of feeling; cold: a reputation for being brittle and aloof.
3. Brilliantly sharp, as in percussive sound.
4.
a. Perishable.
b. Fleeting; transitory.
n.
A confection of caramelized sugar to which nuts are added: walnut brittle.
[Middle English britel, probably from Old English *brytel, from bryttian, to shatter.]
brit′tle·ly (brĭt′l-ē) adv.
brit′tle·ness n.
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brittleness
(ˈbrɪtəlnɪs)n
1. the quality of being brittle
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Noun | 1. | brittleness - firm but easily broken breakableness - the consistency of something that breaks under pressure flakiness - having or breaking into thin crisp flakes |
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Translations
سُرْعَةُ الأنْكِسار
křehkost
skørhed
stökkleiki, brothætta
kolay kırılır olma
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brittleness
n
→ Sprödigkeit f, → Zerbrechlichkeit f; (of old paper) → Bröckligkeit f; (of biscuit) → Mürbheit f; (of bones) → Schwäche f
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brittle
(ˈbritl) adjective hard but easily broken. brittle materials.
ˈbrittleness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.