brittle

brittle

brittle (countable and uncountable; plural brittles)

1. (Mass Noun) A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
   • As a child my favorite candy was peanut brittle.
2. (Mass Noun) Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.

brittle (comparative brittler or more brittle, superlative brittlest or most brittle)

1. Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
   • Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron.
   • A diamond is hard but brittle.
   • 1977, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, Penguin Classics, p. 329:

     Do you suppose our convent, and I too, / Are insufficient, then, to pray for you? / Thomas, that jokes not good. Your faith is brittle.

2. Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
   • Shortbread is my favorite cold pastry, yet being so brittle it crumbles easily, and a lot goes to waste.
3. (archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
4. Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
   • What a brittle personality! A little misunderstanding and hes an emotional wreck.
5. (informal, proscribed)^[1] Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.

	fragile
	able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure

friabile

Altri significati:

confection of caramelized sugar and nuts

A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

emotionally fragile, easily offended

Emotionally fragile, easily offended.

(archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.

Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.

Inflexible, may break or snap easily under stress or pressure.

apt to break or crumble when bending

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