brittle

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หˆbrษชtl/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หˆbrษชtl/
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adjective
R

Something that is hard but breaks easily.

The cookie was so brittle that it shattered into pieces when it fell.

R

Appearing strong or happy but is actually sensitive and easily upset.

She put on a smile, but her voice was brittle.

R

Sharp and harsh in a way that is uncomfortable.

Her laughter was brittle, making the room go silent.

noun
R

A type of candy made with nuts and sugar that snaps easily.

I can't resist a piece of peanut brittle.

translation

adj. Something that is hard but breaks easily.; Appearing strong or happy but is actually sensitive and easily upset.; Sharp and harsh in a way that is uncomfortable.
n. A type of candy made with nuts and sugar that snaps easily.

Word Forms

Comparative brittler
Superlative brittlest
Plural brittles

Synonyms

friable adj. ๆ˜“็ขŽ็š„ crumbly adj. ๆ˜“็ขŽ็š„ chilly adj. ๅฏ’ๅ†ท็š„, ๅ†ทๆทก็š„ frigid adj. ๆžๅ…ถๅฏ’ๅ†ท็š„, ๅ†ทๆทก็š„, ๆ€งๅ†ทๆทก็š„ crisp adj. ้…ฅ่„†็š„, ๅšๅฎžๆ–ฐ้ฒœ็š„, ๅนฒๅ‡€ๅˆฉ่ฝ็š„, ๆธ…็ˆฝ็š„, ๅ‘ๅ‡บๅ˜Žๅฑๅฃฐ็š„, ๆธ…ๆ™ฐ้”ๅˆฉ็š„, ็ฎ€็Ÿญๅˆฉ่ฝ็š„ flaky adj. ๆ˜“็ขŽ็š„, ไธๅฏ้ ็š„, ๅŠŸ่ƒฝไธ็จณๅฎš็š„ fragile adj. ๆ˜“็ขŽ็š„, ่„†ๅผฑ็š„, ็บค็ป†็š„, ไฝ“ๅผฑ็š„ icy adj. ้žๅธธๅ†ท็š„, ่ฆ†็›–็€ๅ†ฐ็š„, ไธๅ‹ๅฅฝ็š„ short adj. ็Ÿญ็š„, ็Ÿฎ็š„, ็Ÿญๆš‚็š„, ๆ„Ÿ่ง‰่ฟ‡ๅพ—ๅพˆๅฟซ, ไธ่ถณ็š„, ็ผบๅฐ‘ๆŸ็งๅ“่ดจ, ไธๆ˜“่Žทๅพ—, ๅฐ‘ไบŽ้œ€่ฆ, ๅ‘ผๅธๆ€ฅไฟƒ, ็ผฉๅ†™, ่ฏด่ฏๅ”็ช, ็Ÿญๅ…ƒ้Ÿณ cold adj. ๅฏ’ๅ†ท็š„, ๆœชๅŠ ็ƒญ็š„, ๅ†ทๆผ ็š„, ๅ†ทๆทก็š„, ้šพไปฅๆ‰พๅˆฐ็š„, ็ฆป็›ฎๆ ‡่ฟœ็š„, ๅคฑๅŽป็Ÿฅ่ง‰็š„, ๅฎข่ง‚ไบ‹ๅฎž cool adj. ๅ‡‰็š„, ้™ๆธฉ็š„, ๆธ…ๅ‡‰็š„, ้…ท็š„, ๆœ‰่ถฃ็š„, ่ตžๆˆ็š„, ๅ†ท้™็š„, ๅ†ทๆทก็š„, ่‡ชไฟก็š„, ๅคง็ฌ”้’ฑ

Antonyms

pliable adj. ๆŸ”้Ÿง็š„, ๆ˜“ๅ—ๅฝฑๅ“็š„ genial adj. ๅ’Œ่”ผ็š„ cordial adj. ็ƒญๆƒ…็š„ hearty adj. ๅ‹ๅฅฝ็ƒญๆƒ…็š„, ๅ…ด้ซ˜้‡‡็ƒˆ็š„, ไธฐ็››็š„, ็ƒญๅˆ‡็š„, ็œŸ่ฏš็š„ sympathetic adj. ๆœ‰ๅŒๆƒ…ๅฟƒ็š„, ่ตžๅŒ็š„, ่ฎจไบบๅ–œๆฌข็š„ elastic n. ๅผนๆ€งๆๆ–™ resilient adj. ๆœ‰ๅผนๆ€ง็š„ flexible adj. ็ตๆดป็š„, ๆŸ”้Ÿง็š„ kind n. ็ง็ฑป warm adj. ๆธฉๆš–็š„, ไฟๆš–็š„, ็ƒญๆƒ…็š„, ๆš–่‰ฒ่ฐƒ็š„, ๆŽฅ่ฟ‘็š„ friendly adj. ๅ‹ๅ–„็š„, ไปคไบบๆ„Ÿๅˆฐ่ˆ’้€‚ๅ’Œๅ—ๆฌข่ฟŽ็š„, ๅƒๆœ‹ๅ‹ไธ€ๆ ท็š„, ้žๆ•Œๅฏน็š„, ๆœ‰็›Š็š„, ้žไธฅ่‚ƒๆˆ–ๆฟ€็ƒˆ็š„็ซžไบ‰, ้ž้‡่ฆๆฏ”่ต› strong adj. ๅผบๅฃฎ็š„, ๅผบๅคง็š„, ๆ•ˆๆžœๆ˜พ่‘—็š„, ๆœ‰ๆƒๅŠฟ็š„, ๆƒ่ดต, ้šพไปฅๆ”ปๅ‡ป็š„, ้šพไปฅๆŠ—ๆ‹’็š„, ้žๅธธๅผบๅคง็š„, ๅšไฟก็š„, ๆ˜Žๆ˜พ็š„, ๅ‘ณ้“ๆต“้ƒ็š„, ๆต“ๅบฆ้ซ˜็š„, ๅšๅ›บ็š„, ๅšๅฎš็š„, ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งๅคง็š„, ็จณๅ›บ็š„, ไปทๅ€ผ้ซ˜็š„, ่ดขๅŠก็Šถๅ†ต่‰ฏๅฅฝ็š„, ๆ“…้•ฟ็š„, ๆ•ฐ้‡ไผ—ๅคš็š„, ไบบ็š„๏ผˆ็”จไบŽๆ•ฐๅญ—ๅŽ่กจ็คบไบบๆ•ฐ๏ผ‰, ๆŠตๆŠ—ๅŠ›ๅผบ็š„, ็Œ›็ƒˆ็š„, ไธ่ง„ๅˆ™ๅŠจ่ฏ็š„๏ผˆ้€š่ฟ‡ๅ˜ๅ…ƒ้Ÿณๆž„ๆˆ่ฟ‡ๅŽปๅผ๏ผ‰, ้‡่ฏป็š„ happy adj. ๆ„Ÿๅˆฐๆˆ–่กจ็Žฐๅ‡บ้ซ˜ๅ…ด็š„, ไปคไบบ้ซ˜ๅ…ด็š„, ็ฅๆŸไบบๅบ†็ฅๆ„‰ๅฟซ็š„, ๆปกๆ„็š„, ไนๆ„็š„, ๅนธ่ฟ็š„, ๅˆ้€‚็š„

Similar Words

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