What is the meaning of brittle?

noun

  • Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets.

adjective

  • Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped.
    • usage: "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"
  • Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit.
    • usage: "a brittle and calculating woman"
  • Of metal or glass. ( not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured).
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