📖 Definitions of "Brittle"
noun
- 1
A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
"As a child, my favorite candy was peanut brittle."
- 2
Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.
adjective
- 1
Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
"A diamond is hard but brittle."
- 2
Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
"Shortbread is my favorite cold pastry, yet being so brittle it crumbles easily, and a lot goes to waste."
- 3
Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
- 4
Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
"What a brittle personality! A little misunderstanding and he's an emotional wreck."
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