brittleness
Roget category 328
3. Words relating to matter› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.1. Solid matter
#328.
Brittleness
noun
brittleness
etc.
adj. —
fragility,
friability,
frangibility,
fissibility† —
house of cards,
house of glass.
verb
be brittle
etc.
adj. —
live in a glass house.
break,
crack,
snap,
split,
shiver,
splinter,
crumble,
break short,
burst,
fly,
give way —
fall to pieces —
crumble to,
crumble into dust.
adjective
brittle,
brash [U.S.],
breakable,
weak,
frangible,
fragile,
frail,
gimcrack†,
shivery,
fissile —
splitting
etc.
v. —
lacerable†,
splintery,
crisp,
crimp,
short,
brittle as glass.
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