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Meaning & Definition of Fragile in English

English

Fragile

/fræʤəl/

adjective

1. Easily broken or damaged or destroyed

  • "A kite too delicate to fly safely"
  • "Fragile porcelain plates"
  • "Fragile old bones"
  • "A frail craft"
synonym:
  • delicate,
  • fragile,
  • frail

2. Vulnerably delicate

  • "She has the fragile beauty of youth"
synonym:
  • fragile

3. Lacking substance or significance

  • "Slight evidence"
  • "A tenuous argument"
  • "A thin plot"
  • A fragile claim to fame"
synonym:
  • flimsy,
  • fragile,
  • slight,
  • tenuous,
  • thin

Examples of using

The model plane they built was fragile.
Could you put these fragile things in a safe place?