brittleness
🇺🇸
/ˈbrɪtlnəs/
🇬🇧
/ˈbrɪtlnəs/
noun
R
Something that is hard but breaks easily
The cold weather increased the brittleness of the glass.
R
Something that seems strong but can break or fail easily
The company's success hid the brittleness of its financial situation.
R
A person's behavior that seems confident but can change to being upset easily
His smile hid the brittleness of his emotions.
translation
Something that is hard but breaks easily; Something that seems strong but can break or fail easily; A person's behavior that seems confident but can change to being upset easily
Word Forms
Plural
brittlenesses