friable

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
  2. Of soil, loose and large-grained in consistency.
  3. Of a poison, likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk.
  4. Of a number: smooth, that factors completely into small prime numbers.

Sinonieme

crumbly
brittle
C2
fragile
C1
loose
B1
mellow
C2
breakable
mealy
frail
C2
short
A2
frangible
crisp
C2

non-cohesive

light
A1
loamy
crumbling
C2
crimp
40k
porous
41k
powdery
quick
A2
rickety
34k
rotten
B2
short-lived
25k
tender
B2
brickle
shattery
free-flowing

non-coherent

lacking cohesion

dry
B1
delicate
B2
ethereal
26k
crumby
Vertalings

friable
bröckelig
friável

bröcklig

desmenuzable

سهل التفتيت

friabile

εύθρυπτος

mürbe
friable
tendu
tendre
meuble
tendre
lâche
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈfɹaɪəbl̩/
Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French friable, from Latin friābilis (“friable”), from friō (“I crumble”).

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