frangible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfrændʒəbəl/ UK /ˈfrændʒəbəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
easily broken or fragile

The bullets were made of a frangible material that shattered on impact.

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Synonyms

1 adj · easily broken or fragile fragile breakable brittle delicate frail crumbly

Opposites

unbreakable durable sturdy robust tough

Word family

Derived forms frangibilityfrangibleness

Related forms fracture fraction fragment fragile

Etymology

From Old French frangible, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere ('to break').

frangibilis Latin frangere Latin

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# frangible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈfrændʒəbəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈfrændʒəbəl

## Meanings
1. easily broken or fragile

## Examples
- The bullets were made of a frangible material that shattered on impact.

## Synonyms
- fragile
- breakable
- brittle
- delicate
- frail
- crumbly

## Antonyms
- unbreakable
- durable
- sturdy
- robust
- tough

## Derived Forms
- frangibility
- frangibleness

## Related Forms
- fracture
- fraction
- fragment
- fragile

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: frangibilis
- Root: frangere

## Etymology
From Old French frangible, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere ('to break').

## AI Etymology
Frangible comes from Old French frangible, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere ('to break'). The etymological trail includes Latin frangibilis and Latin frangere. As an adjective, frangible describes what is easily broken or fragile. The same family is visible in derived forms such as frangibility and frangibleness and related forms such as fracture, fraction, fragment, and fragile.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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