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fragile

/ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/adjective2 syllables

Fragile means: lacking substance or significance.

Synonyms for fragile9

adjective, as in lacking substance or significance

flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin, insignificant, unimportant

adjective, as in easily broken or damaged or destroyed

delicate, frail, breakable

adjective, as in vulnerably delicate

delicate

What does fragile mean?3

adjective

1

lacking substance or significance“slight evidence”

2

easily broken or damaged or destroyed“a kite too delicate to fly safely”

3

vulnerably delicate“she has the fragile beauty of youth”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fragile?1

two syllables

agile
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Fragile in a sentence

  • Trust is fragile, and sometimes it shatters easily.Nuel
  • From the stuff of dreams, the mind makes egos, fragile and illusory constructions.carlosalberto
  • Take care not to drop the console, it's fragile.Amastan
  • Music is the most perishable of things, fragile and delicate, easily destroyed.Hybrid
  • Because of its fragile condition, it is not usually on public display.CM
  • Hope, like a fragile flame, continued to shine despite the hardships.samir_t
  • Be gentle when you handle the guinea pig, they're fragile.Amastan
  • He stomped on the fragile box, destroying its contents.LeviHighway

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