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Breakable

//ˈbɹeɪkəbəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to break or be broken.

    "The accident was also one of several since Clapham […] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm and reinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability."

  2. 2
    Fragile.

    "Next Christmas she sent us bisque dolls, very lovely but too breakable to hug; we could not even kiss them but they cracked."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being broken or damaged wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is (easily) breakable.

    "We had to wrap all the breakables before the movers arrived."

  2. 2
    an article that is fragile and easily broken wordnet
  3. 3
    A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of: the drummer's cymbals including high-hats, the snare drum, the kick pedal and the drummer's stool. plural-normally

Etymology

Etymology 1

From break + -able.

Etymology 2

From break + -able.

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