frangible
fran·gi·ble
frangible · more frangible · most frangible
Able to be broken; breakable, fragileAble to be broken; breakable, fragile.
UK/ˈfɹæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/US/ˈfɹænd͡ʒəbəl/
Meaning
1 sensesAble to be broken; breakable, fragile.
capable of being broken
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From Late Middle English frangible, frangibil, from Middle French frangible, or from MedieFrom Late Middle English frangible, frangibil, from Middle French frangible, or from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”)) + -ibilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).
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Forms
more frangible, most frangible| Comparative | more frangible Lesson |
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| Superlative | most frangible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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