Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "brittle" can be used as adjective, noun, adjective, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

crumbly friable toffee

Derived Terms

Sabinas brittle hair syndrome brittility brittle bone disease brittle cinder brittle fracture brittle hair syndrome brittle star brittlebush brittlegill brittlely brittleness brittlestem brittly embrittle nonbrittle peanut brittle quasibrittle unbrittle work-brittle

Derived From

brit

Etymologically Related To

brit

Context

archaeology proscribed

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

breakable candy confect crackable

Type Of (IsA)

candy food

Related Terms

embrittlement

Related Terms

break caramelize conchoidal confection crumble diabetes flake fragile inflexible knap nut offend short snap sugar tenacious

Similar Terms

breakable coldhearted coldhearted unhardened untempered

Synonym Network

brickle crumbly delicate flimsy fragile frail friable harsh powdery short shortened unannealed weak

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