frangible C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfrændʒəbəl/ UK /ˈfrændʒəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj easily broken or fragile The bullets were made of a frangible material that shattered on impact. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · easily broken or fragile fragilebreakablebrittledelicatefrailcrumbly ↔ Opposites unbreakabledurablesturdyrobusttough Word family Derived forms frangibilityfrangibleness Related forms fracturefractionfragmentfragile Etymology AI details From Old French frangible, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere ('to break'). frangibilis Latin frangere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown