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fragile
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.
Pronunciation
- (UK, General Australian, Canada) IPA(key): /?f?æd?a?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?f?æd??l/
- Rhymes: -æd??l
Adjective
fragile (comparative fragiler or more fragile, superlative fragilest or most fragile)
- Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
- The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
- The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
- He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.
- (Britain) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
Synonyms
- friable
- breakly
- breakable
- destroyable
- destructible
- See also Thesaurus:fragile
Antonyms
- durable
- unbreakable
- undestroyable
- indestructible
- antifragile
Derived terms
- fragilely
Related terms
- fractal
- fraction
- fractional
- fracture
- fragility
- frail
- frailty
- frangible
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragilis. Doublet of frêle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?a.?il/
- Homophone: fragiles
Adjective
fragile (plural fragiles)
- fragile
Related terms
- fragiliser
- fragilité
Further reading
- “fragile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- giflera
German
Adjective
fragile
- inflection of fragil:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Etymology
From Latin fragilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fra.d??i.le/
- Hyphenation: frà?gi?le
Adjective
fragile (plural fragili)
- fragile
Derived terms
- fragilmente
- infragilire
Related terms
- frale
- fragilità
Further reading
- fragile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
fragile
- nominative neuter singular of fragilis
- accusative neuter singular of fragilis
- vocative neuter singular of fragilis
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anemic
English
Alternative forms
- anaemic (UK)
- anæmic (UK, rare)
Etymology
From anemia +? -ic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ni.m?k/
- Rhymes: -i?m?k
Adjective
anemic (comparative more anemic, superlative most anemic)
- Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.
- (by extension) Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
Translations
Noun
anemic (plural anemics)
- An individual who has anemia.
Anagrams
- Mencia, came in, cinema, iceman
Interlingua
Adjective
anemic (not comparable)
- anemic
Related terms
- anemia
Romanian
Etymology
From French anémique
Noun
anemic m (plural anemici)
- anemic
Declension
anemic From the web:
- what anemia
- what anemic person should eat
- what anemia causes jaundice
- what anemia feels like
- what anemia looks like
- what anemia in pregnancy
- what anemia does to your body
- what anemia is inherited
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