brittle

Letters that make brittle

b, e, l, r, t, i are letters that make 'brittle'

Words within brittle

IT, BR, RI, TT, brit, britt, Brit, LE, Br, Tl are words within 'brittle'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of brittle

brittled, brittler, brittles are words created by adding a letter to 'brittle'


4 possible definitions for 'brittle'

Brittle as "(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured"

Under this definition, brittle is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unannealed has the same meaning as brittle

Derivatives of brittle

brittleness, crispness, crispiness are derivatives of 'brittle'.

Similar to brittle

untempered, unhardened are similar to 'brittle'.


Brittle as "lacking warmth and generosity of spirit"

Under this definition, brittle is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to brittle

coldhearted is similar to brittle.

Example of brittle used within this context

"a brittle and calculating woman"


Brittle as "caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets"

Under this definition, brittle is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

toffee, toffy have the same meaning as 'brittle'

brittle as a type

'brittle' can be a type of candy, confect.

Types of brittle

peanut brittle is a type of brittle.


Brittle as "having little elasticity, hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped"

Under this definition, brittle is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

brickle, brickly have the same meaning as 'brittle'

Derivatives of brittle

brittleness, crispness, crispiness are derivatives of 'brittle'.

Similar to brittle

breakable is similar to brittle.

Example of brittle used within this context

"brittle bones", "glass is brittle", "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"



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