Fragile vs Volatile - What's the difference?
fragile | volatile |
Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
(physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
(of a substance, informal) explosive.
(of a price etc) variable or erratic.
(of a person) quick to become angry or violent.
fickle.
temporary or ephemeral.
(of a situation) potentially violent.
(computing, of a variable) having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
(computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
(obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
As adjectives the difference between fragile and volatile
is that fragile is easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure while volatile is evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.fragile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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.