Definisjon av brittle

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Noun

brittle - caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
toffee, toffy
candy, confect a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Adjective

brittle - having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"
brickle, brickly
breakable capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
brittle - (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
unannealed
unhardened, untempered not moderated or controlled; "his untempered individualism"
brittle - lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"
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Substantiv

brittle - A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
brittle - Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.

Adjektiv

brittle - Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
brittle - Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
brittle - Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
brittle - Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
brittle - Diabetes Mellitus DM, Merck manual Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • brittle
    Having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: brittle
  • Komparativ: brittler / more brittle
  • Superlativ: brittlest / most brittle

Substantiv

  • Entall: brittle
  • Flertall: brittles

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