English adjective: fragile | |||
| 1. | fragile easily broken or damaged or destroyed | ||
| Samples | A kite too delicate to fly safely. Fragile porcelain plates. Fragile old bones. A frail craft. | ||
| Synonyms | delicate, frail | ||
| Similar | breakable | ||
| Antonyms | unbreakable | ||
| 2. | fragile vulnerably delicate | ||
| Samples | She has the fragile beauty of youth. | ||
| Similar | delicate | ||
| Antonyms | rugged | ||
| 3. | fragile lacking substance or significance | ||
| Samples | Slight evidence. A tenuous argument. A thin plot. A fragile claim to fame. | ||
| Synonyms | flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin | ||
| Similar | insignificant, unimportant | ||
| Antonyms | significant, important | ||