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Brittle vs Friability - What's the difference?

brittle | friability |

As nouns the difference between brittle and friability

is that brittle is (uncountable) a confection of caramelized sugar and nuts while friability is the quality of being friable, or easily broken, crumbled, or reduced to powder; friableness.

As an adjective brittle

is inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.

brittle

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
  • Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron.
    A diamond is hard but brittle .
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  • '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 .
  • 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.
  • What a brittle personality! A little misunderstanding and he's an emotional wreck.
  • (informal, proscribed) Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Merck manual Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
  • Noun

  • (uncountable) A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
  • As a child, my favorite candy was peanut brittle .
  • (uncountable) Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.
  • Synonyms

    * brickle

    See also

    * break, breakable * short (adjective)

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    friability

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being friable, or easily broken, crumbled, or reduced to powder; friableness.
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