frangible

Meaning

Adj

Able to be broken; breakable, fragile.

Noun

Something that is breakable or fragile; especially something that is intentionally made so, such as a bullet.

Synonyms

fragile

breakable

frail

brittle

delicate

crisp

infirm

feeble

friable

slight

weak

rickety

sensitive

short-lived

crumbly

shattery

ethereal

Translations

fragile

fragile

εύθραυστος

cassant

frágil

zerbrechlich

brisable

frangible

frale

سهل الكسر

دقيق

frangibile

breekbaar

frágil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: frangible

In summary

From Late Middle English frangible, frangibil, from Middle French frangible, or from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”)) + -ibilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).