English-Thai Dictionary

fragile

ADJ บอบบาง  อ่อนแอ  ป้อแป้  ไม่ แข็งแรง  bob-bang

 

fragile

ADJ เปราะ แตก ง่าย  ไม่ แข็งแรง คงทน  ไม่ ทนทาน  เสียหาย ง่าย  flimsy frail sturdy pro-taek-ngai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRAGILE

a.[L. fragilis, from frango, to break. ] 1. Brittle; easily broken.
The stalk of ivy is tough, and not fragile.
2. Weak; liable to fail; easily destroyed; as fragile arms.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRAGILE

Frag "ile, a. Etym: [L. fragilis, from frangere to break; cf. F.fragile. See Break, v. t., and cf. Frail, a.]

 

Defn: Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed. The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile. Bacon.

 

Syn. -- Brittle; infirm; weak; frail; frangible; slight. -- Frag "ile *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fragile

frag ile |ˈfrajəl, -ˌjīl ˈfræʤəl | ▶adjective (of an object ) easily broken or damaged. • flimsy or insubstantial; easily destroyed: you have a fragile grip on reality. • (of a person ) not strong or sturdy; delicate and vulnerable. DERIVATIVES frag ile ly |ˈfrajə (l )lē |adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘morally weak ’): from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break. ’ The sense ‘liable to break ’ dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

fragile X syndrome

frag ile X syn drome ▶noun Medicine an inherited condition characterized by an X chromosome that is abnormally susceptible to damage, esp. by folic acid deficiency. Affected individuals tend to be mentally handicapped.

 

Oxford Dictionary

fragile

fragile |ˈfradʒʌɪl | ▶adjective (of an object ) easily broken or damaged: fragile items such as glass and china. • easily destroyed or threatened: you have a fragile grip on reality. • (of a person ) not strong or sturdy; delicate and vulnerable. DERIVATIVES fragilely adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘morally weak ’): from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break ’. The sense ‘liable to break ’ dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

fragile X syndrome

fra ¦gile X syn |drome ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine an inherited condition characterized by an X chromosome that is abnormally susceptible to damage, especially by folic acid deficiency. Affected individuals tend to have limited intellectual functions.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fragile

fragile adjective 1 fragile porcelain: breakable, easily broken; delicate, dainty, fine, flimsy; eggshell; formal frangible. ANTONYMS durable, robust. 2 the fragile ceasefire: tenuous, shaky, insecure, unreliable, vulnerable, flimsy. ANTONYMS durable. 3 she is still very fragile: weak, delicate, frail, debilitated; ill, unwell, ailing, poorly, sickly, infirm, enfeebled. ANTONYMS strong.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fragile

fragile adjective 1 she was anxious about her fragile porcelain: breakable, easily broken, brittle, frangible, smashable, splintery, flimsy, weak, frail, insubstantial, delicate, dainty, fine; eggshell. ANTONYMS robust. 2 moves were made to consolidate the fragile ceasefire: tenuous, easily broken, easily destroyed, easily threatened, vulnerable, perilous, flimsy, shaky, rocky, risky, unreliable, suspect, nebulous, unsound, insecure; informal iffy, dicey; Brit. informal dodgy. ANTONYMS sound; durable. 3 she is still very fragile after her ordeal: weak, delicate, frail, debilitated, tottery, shaky, trembly, ill, unwell, ailing, poorly, sickly, infirm, feeble, enfeebled, unsound; Brit. informal dicky. ANTONYMS strong.

 

French Dictionary

fragile

fragile adj. adjectif 1 Qui manque de solidité, qui est susceptible de se détériorer. : Un chandelier en verre très fragile. SYNONYME cassant . 2 Frêle, faible. : Sa santé est fragile. SYNONYME chétif . Note Orthographique fragil e.

 

fragilement

fragilement adv. adverbe De façon fragile. Prononciation Le e de l ’avant-dernière syllabe ne se prononce pas, [fraʒilmɑ̃ ]

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fragile

frag ile /frǽdʒ (ə )l |-dʒaɪl /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈物 事が 〉もろい , 壊れやすい ▸ Fragile (！)ワレモノ (注意 ) (!小包などの貼り札で ) ▸ (as ) fragile as glass ガラスのようにもろい 2 ｟報道 ｠〈状態などが 〉脆弱 （ぜいじやく ）な ; 不安定な, はかない ▸ a fragile peace つかの間の平和 3 〈人が 〉虚弱な, 病弱な, 腺 （せん ）病質の .4 ｟英 ｠(過度の飲酒 病気で )気分 [体調 ]のすぐれない (!通例feel ～で ) .5 (外見が )繊細な .～ly 副詞