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Fragile

//ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.

    "She caught the fragile vase before it could shatter on the floor."

  2. 2
    Readily disrupted or destroyed. figuratively

    "The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region."

  3. 3
    Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness. UK
  4. 4
    Thin-skinned or oversensitive. UK

    "He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed."

Adjective
  1. 1
    vulnerably delicate wordnet
  2. 2
    easily broken or damaged or destroyed wordnet
  3. 3
    lacking substance or significance wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is fragile.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate with fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate with fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.

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