Definitions for fragile

fragile frag·ile

Spelling: [fraj-uh l; British fraj-ahyl]
IPA: /ˈfrædʒ əl; British ˈfrædʒ aɪl/

Fragile is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 214 anagrams from letters in fragile (aefgilr).

Definitions for fragile

adjective

  1. easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail:
  2. vulnerably delicate, as in appearance:
  3. lacking in substance or force; flimsy:

Origin of fragile

1505-15; Latin fragilis, equivalent to frag- (variant stem of frangere to break) + -ilis -ile

Examples for fragile

It's about the delicate fabric of the universe and how our fragile insides crumble when that fabric is torn.

You have seen that life is fragile, and evil is real, and courage triumphs.

The gym—a fragile collective of human ecology at the best of times—has suddenly become even more tense.

And so, the attack on Russian LGBT people, and their fragile right to live freely, continues.

In the legend she is a fragile woman guided by a divine soul.

How fragile as spider-webs, how almost laughable they seemed down here!

For had he crashed, or smashed that fragile tube, all would have been in vain.

He was coming out of a relationship and was in a fragile place himself.

The fragile peace in Ukraine is being threatened by an influx of gear and armed men.

There was a crunching of fragile bones, and warm blood ran in his mouth.

Word Value for fragile
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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