fragile
Syllables: fra·gilUK/ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl//ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/
fragile adjective: easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
Adjective
fragile (comparative fragiler or more fragile, superlative fragilest or most fragile)
- Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
- She caught the fragile vase before it could shatter on the floor.
- The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
- Readily disrupted or destroyed.
- The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
- Synonyms:
- uneasy
- Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
- Thin-skinned or oversensitive.
- He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.
Noun
fragile (plural fragiles)
- Something that is fragile.
fragile meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
fragile in Hindi
- easily broken or destroyed
- नाज़ुक nāzuk
fragile in Tamil
- அழியத்தக்க, எளிதில் உடைகின்ற, எளிதில் முறிகின்ற, உடையக்கூடிய, நொறுங்கக்கூடிய
fragile in Urdu
- fragile
- خستہ xasta
fragile in Bengali
- fragile; brittle; perishable; easily destroyed or decayed
- ক্ষণভঙ্গুর khônôbhôṅgur
More languagesFewer languages
- fragile in Telugu
- పెళుసు peḷusu
- fragile in Malayalam
- എളുപ്പം പൊട്ടുന്ന, പെട്ടെന്നുടയുന്ന, എളുപ്പം ഉടഞ്ഞുചിതറുന്ന, ഉറപ്പില്ലാത്ത
- fragile in Kannada
- ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಒಡೆಯುವ, ಶಿಥಿಲ, ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ, ದುರ್ಬಲವಾದ
- fragile in Arabic
- هَشّ hašš
- fragile in Malay
- rapuh
- fragile in Indonesian
- rapuh
- fragile in Persian
- شکننده šekanande, ترد tord
- fragile in Thai
- บอบบาง bɔ̀ɔp-baang
- fragile in Vietnamese
- dễ vỡ, dễ bể
Examples of fragile in a sentence
- Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
- He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.
- Humans and wildlife must coexist in fragile ecosystems.
Synonyms of fragile
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Forms of fragile
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | fragiler |
| comparative | more fragile |
| superlative | fragilest |
| superlative | most fragile |
| Noun | |
| plural | fragiles |
Origin of fragile
Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate with fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.
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Questions about fragile
- What does fragile mean?
- Fragile means easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
- What is fragile in Hindi?
- Fragile in Hindi is नाज़ुक (nāzuk). See Fragile meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fragile?
- Fragile can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce fragile?
- Fragile is pronounced /ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/ (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fragile (page history and authors); fragile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); خستہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); ক্ষণভঙ্গুর (Bengali) (page history and authors); fragile (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); fragile (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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