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Fragile vs Anemic - What's the difference?

fragile | anemic |

As adjectives the difference between fragile and anemic

is that fragile is easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure while anemic is of or pertaining to anemia.

As a noun anemic is

an individual who has anemia.

fragile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * friable * breakly * breakable * destroyable * destructible * See also

    Antonyms

    * durable * unbreakable * undestroyable * indestructible

    Derived terms

    * fragilely

    Related terms

    * fractal * fraction * fractional * fracture * fragility * frail * frailty * frangible

    anemic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * anaemic (UK) *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to anemia.
  • (by extension) Weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
  • * 1938 , Henry Goddard Leach, Forum and Century (volume 100, page 156)
    • My ordinarily even disposition was shattered, I thought, beyond repair — a condition that was not improved by my utter abhorrence of a diet of infant's food and anemic vegetables.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An individual who has anemia.

    • Anagrams

    * * * English terms with alpha privatives