Brittle vs Feeble - What's the difference?
brittle | feeble |
Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
* 1977 , , Penguin Classics, p. 329:
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.
(archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
(informal, proscribed)
(uncountable) A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
(uncountable) Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.
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Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
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Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.
(obsolete) To make feeble; to enfeeble.
As adjectives the difference between brittle and feeble
is that brittle is inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure while feeble is deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.As a noun brittle
is a confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.As a verb feeble is
to make feeble; to enfeeble.brittle
English
(wikipedia brittle)Adjective
(en-adj)- Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron.
- A diamond is hard but brittle .
- 'Do you suppose our convent, and I too, / Are insufficient, then, to pray for you? / Thomas, that joke's not good. Your faith is brittle .
- What a brittle personality! A little misunderstanding and he's an emotional wreck.
Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Merck manual Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
Noun
- As a child, my favorite candy was peanut brittle .
Synonyms
* brickleSee also
* break, breakable * short (adjective)References
Anagrams
*feeble
English
Adjective
(er)- Though she appeared old and feeble , she could still throw a ball.
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- That was a feeble excuse for an example.