brittle

/'britl/
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brittle

The brittle snapped into pieces when she tried to break it.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Easily broken or cracked: Describes a material that is hard but likely to break, snap, or shatter suddenly under pressure rather than bend or deform.
    • Lacking warmth or kindness: Describes a person, manner, or voice that is cold, sharp, and unfriendly.
    • Lacking flexibility or resilience: Can describe a situation, relationship, or state that is tense and likely to fail suddenly.

  2. Noun:

    • A type of hard, flat candy: A confection made of caramelized sugar and nuts, cooled into thin, easily broken sheets.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Material):
    • Dry autumn leaves are brittle and crumble in your hand.
    • Be careful with that old book; the pages have become brittle with age.
  • Adjective (Manner/Person):
    • She responded with a brittle laugh that held no real humor.
    • His success masked a brittle confidence.
  • Noun (Candy):
    • We made peanut brittle for the holiday party.
Advanced Usage
  • "Brittle temper": A state of being easily angered or irritated.
    • After days without sleep, he was known for his brittle temper.
  • "Brittle silence": A tense, fragile quiet that feels like it could break at any moment.
    • A brittle silence fell over the room after the accusation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Brittleness (n): The quality or state of being brittle.
    • The brittleness of the plastic made it unsuitable for the task.
  • Brickle (adj, dialectal): A regional variant meaning brittle.
  • Brickly (adj, dialectal): Another regional variant meaning brittle.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (Material): Fragile, breakable, crisp, frangible.
  • Adjective (Manner): Cold, harsh, icy, sharp.
  • Noun: Toffee, praline (similar types of hard candy).
Antonyms
  • Adjective (Material): Flexible, pliable, resilient, tough.
  • Adjective (Manner): Warm, kind, gentle, genial.
brittle

The brittle snapped into pieces when she tried to break it.

Adjective
  1. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
  2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
    • a brittle and calculating woman
  3. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
    • brittle bones
    • glass is brittle
    • `brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal
Noun
  1. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

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