fragile adj

1 easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: delicate, frail]

2 vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

3 lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" [syn: flimsy]

English

Etymology

From the adjective fragilis, formed on frag, the root of frangere, "to break". Cognate with frail.

Pronunciation

• /ˈfrædʒaɪl/
• /ˈfrædʒɪl/ USA

Adjective

1. easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure

   The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.

   The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.

   He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

fragile

1. fragile

Related terms

• fragiliser
• fragilité

Italian

Adjective

1. fragile

Related terms

• fragilità
• fragilmente

Fragile may refer to:

In music:

• Fragile (Yes album), an album by Yes released in 1971
• Fragile (Dead or Alive album), an album by Dead or Alive released in 2000
• Fragile (Saron Gas album), an album by Saron Gas released in 2000
• The Fragile, an album by Nine Inch Nails released in 1999
• Fragile (song), a song composed by Sting
• Fragile Recordings, a record label

In film:

• Fragile (2005 film), a film by Jaume Balagueró
• Fragile (2006 film), a drama by Frederic Galfo

in video games:

• Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo, a Japanese role playing game for the Wii

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