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fragileness

fragileness noun: the property of being fragile.

Noun

fragileness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being fragile.
    • The slender sculpture's beauty was enhanced by its apparent fragileness.
    Synonyms:
    fragility

Synonyms of fragileness

Origin of fragileness

From fragile + -ness. Piecewise doublet of frailness.

Questions about fragileness

What does fragileness mean?
Fragileness means the property of being fragile.
What part of speech is fragileness?
Fragileness is a noun.

Words near fragileness in the dictionary

  1. fragile
  2. fragile masculinity
  3. fragile X
  4. fragile X syndrome
  5. fragilely
  6. fragileness
  7. fragiler
  8. fragiles
  9. fragilest
  10. fragilin
  11. fragilise

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