brittle
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The meaning (definition) of the word brittle
hard but easy to break into pieces, like a dry leaf or crunchy peanut bar
The word brittle used in a sentence
“The thin cookie was brittle and snapped in half when I bit it.”
Words that mean the same as brittle (synonyms)
fragiledelicate
Words that mean the opposite of brittle (antonyms)
strongtough
How the word brittle is said around the world
| French | fragile (frah-ZHEEL) |
| Spanish | frágil (FRAH-kheel) |
| Mandarin | 脆 (tsway) |
| Hindi | नाज़ुक (NAH-zuuk) |
| Arabic | هش (hahshsh) |
| Russian | хрупкий (KHROOP-kyeey) |
| Portuguese (EU) | frágil (FRAH-zheel) |
| Portuguese (BR) | frágil (FRAH-zhee-uu) |
| Japanese | もろい (moh-ROHEE) |
| German | spröde (SHPRER-duh) |
| Urdu | ٹوٹنے والا (TOOT-nay VAH-lah) |
| Punjabi | ਭੁਰਭੁਰਾ (PUU-ruh-buu-rah) |
| Korean | 잘 부서지는 (JAL boo-SEO-ji-neun) |
| Hebrew | שָׁבִיר (SHAH-veeyr) |
| Greek | εύθραυστος (AYFTH-rahfs-tohs) |
| Dutch | bros (braws) |
| Tagalog | malutong (mah-LOO-tohng) |
| Vietnamese | giòn (zawn) |
| Turkish | kırılgan (ku-rul-GAHN) |
| Persian | شکننده (shay-kah-NAHN-day) |
| Polish | kruchy (KROO-khi) |
| Ukrainian | крихкий (KRIKH-kiy) |
| Bengali | ভঙ্গুর (BOHNG-goor) |
| Swedish | spröd (sprerd) |
| Italian | fragile (FRAH-jee-lay) |
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