Antonyms for fragile
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fraj-uh l; British fraj-ahyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrædʒ əl; British ˈfrædʒ aɪl |
Definition of fragile
Origin :- 1510s, "liable to sin, morally weak;" c.1600, "liable to break;" a back-formation from fragility, or else from Middle French fragile (14c.), from Latin fragilis (see fragility). Transferred sense of "frail" (of persons) is from 1858.
- adj breakable, dainty
- You have seen that life is fragile, and evil is real, and courage triumphs.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- How fragile as spider-webs, how almost laughable they seemed down here!
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- In the legend she is a fragile woman guided by a divine soul.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- There was a crunching of fragile bones, and warm blood ran in his mouth.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- For had he crashed, or smashed that fragile tube, all would have been in vain.
- Extract from : « Spawn of the Comet » by Harold Thompson Rich
- This species is much more delicate and fragile than B. Boltoni.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- By her fragile side he looks like Hercules, but he is unconscious of this.
- Extract from : « Sielanka: An Idyll » by Henryk Sienkiewicz
- A fragile domesticity I seem to half surprise In the evasions of those eyes.
- Extract from : « Silhouettes » by Arthur Symons
- He was dead, his fragile Martian skull split open by my blow.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
- But Lilla, so fragile and moody, dreamed of physical strength and a triumphant will.
- Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman
Synonyms for fragile
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