Definitions for brittles

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brittles brit·tle

Spelling: [brit-l]

IPA: /ˈbrɪt l/

Brittles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 291 anagrams from letters in brittles (beilrstt).

Definitions for brittles

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 brittles

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

Examples for brittles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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