Definitions for brittle

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brittle brit·tle

Spelling: [brit-l]

IPA: /ˈbrɪt l/

Brittle is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in brittle (beilrtt).

Definitions for brittle

noun

1. a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:

adjective

1. having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.
2. easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail:
3. lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof; self-centered:
4. having a sharp, tense quality:
5. unstable or impermanent; evanescent.

verb (used without object)

1. to be or become brittle; crumble.

Origin of brittle

1350-1400; Middle English britel, equivalent to brit- (akin to Old English brysten fragment) + -el adj. suffix

Examples for brittle

“Petulant,” “brittle” and “very very mean” are all words Isaacson used to describe Jobs at times.

It was yellow and brittle with age, covered with writing in a fine clear hand.

Cook at 425 degrees for about 10 minutes or broil quickly until the brittle has melted to give a smooth covering.

This is an extremely beautiful plant, very tender or brittle.

Instead of being strong and resilient, bones become weak and brittle.

If the one be porcelain, and the other earthen ware, both are brittle!

brittle egos are bolstered less by what they love about themselves than what they find contemptible in others.

Notice the smooth grainless texture—hard and yet not brittle.

Her many style tics—stacked one atop the other—read as code for narcissism, self-indulgence, and brittle self-absorption.

Such plates may be so badly damaged that they are brittle and crumbled.