Definitions for fragile
ˈfrædʒ əl; Brit. -aɪlfrag·ile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. delicate, fragile, frailadjective

   easily broken or damaged or destroyed

   "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

2. fragileadjective

   vulnerably delicate

   "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

3. flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thinadjective

   lacking substance or significance

   "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fragileadjective

   easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure

2. Etymology: From fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere. Cognate with frail, fraction, fracture.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRAGILEadjective

   Etymology: fragile, French; fragilis, Latin.

   1. Brittle; easily snapped or broken.

   To ease them of their griefs,
   Their pangs of love, and other incident throes,
   That nature’s fragile vessel doth sustain
   In life’s uncertain voyage. William Shakespeare, Timon.

   The stalk of ivy is tough, and not fragile. Francis Bacon, N. Hist.

   When subtle wits have spun their threads too fine,
   ’Tis weak and fragile, like Arachne’s line. John Denham.

   A dry stick will be easily broken, when a green one will maintain a strong resistance; and yet in the moist substance there is less rest than in what is drier and more fragile. Joseph Glanvill.

   2. Weak; uncertain; easily destroyed.

   Much ostentation, vain of fleshly arms,
   And fragile arms, much instrument of war,
   Long in preparing, soon to nothing brought,
   Before mine eyes thou’st set. John Milton, Paradise Regain’d.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fragile

   Fragile, released with a B-side track "Jirenma", is a single by the Japanese J-pop group Every Little Thing, released as their eighteenth single on January 1, 2001. It was their fourth single to top the Oricon chart. "Fragile" is the theme song of Fuji Television's Ainori, broadcast between October 2000 and September 2001. It is also the theme song of original video animation Fragtime, an anime adaption produced by Tear Studio and based on the manga of the same title. "Jirenma" is an ending theme song of the movie Initial D.

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1. fragile

   Fragile is an adjective that describes something as delicate, easily breakable, or vulnerable to damage or destruction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fragileadjective

   easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed

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1. Fragile

   Fragile is the fourth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released on Atlantic Records. It is the first Yes album recorded with keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who replaced Tony Kaye in 1971, and the first with cover art by Roger Dean, who would design many of the band's covers. Fragile was the band's international breakthrough, and was well received by critics then and now. It is somewhat unusual in that four of the tracks are performed by the entire band, while the other five showcase each of the group members. The album was commercially successful in the UK as well as in the US: in November 1971 it entered the UK Album Chart at No. 7, which would prove its highest position. It later reached No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 during a stay of 46 weeks. Its release in the US was held back for two months because of the chart momentum of their previous record, The Yes Album.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fragile

   fraj′il, adj. easily broken: frail: delicate.—n. Fragil′ity, the state of being fragile. [Fr.,—L. fragilis, frangĕre, to break.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fragile

   Syn brittle.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fragile

   easily breakable: thin and brittle.

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How to pronounce fragile?

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How to say fragile in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fragile in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fragile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of fragile in a Sentence

1. Prince Charles:

   Kristen can be many things, and she can be very mysterious and very fragile an ultimately very strong as well, which is what we need, the combination of those elements made me think of her. The way she responded to the script and how she is approaching the character, it's very beautiful to see. I think she's going to do something stunning and intriguing at the same time. She is this force of nature.

2. Yao Yudong:

   So we hope the Federal Reserve could further delay its interest rate rise, giving emerging markets ample time to prepare. The Fed should not only consider the U.S. economy, but should also consider the global economy which is very fragile.

3. Joel Smith:

   Mr Sarao is understandably distressed. His mental health is fragile. It adds to the stress and strain these proceedings have put on him.

4. Randolph Silliman Bourne:

   Friendships are fragile things, and require as much handling as any other fragile and precious thing.

5. Mark Kelly:

   When you look at the ... atmosphere on the limb of the Earth, I wouldn't say it looks unhealthy, but it definitely looks very, very fragile and just kind of like this thin film, so it looks like something that we definitely need to take care of.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fragile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fragile
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fragile
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragile
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragile
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fragile
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fragile
9. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Fragile
10. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=fragile
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fragile