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Meaning of word brittle from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets.

Synonyms : toffee, toffy

Meaning : Having little elasticity. Hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped.

Example : Brittle bones.
Glass is brittle.
`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal.

Synonyms : brickle, brickly

Meaning : Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit.

Example : A brittle and calculating woman.

Meaning : (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured.

Synonyms : unannealed