English Explanatory Dictionary

frangible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Able to be broken; breakable, fragile.
noun
  1. Something that is breakable or fragile; especially something that is intentionally made so, such as a bullet.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frangible.wav /ˈfɹænd͡ʒəbəl/

Word forms

frangible more frangible most frangible frangibles

Etymology

From 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).

Synonyms

fragmentable

Antonyms

infrangible indestructible nonbrittle unbreakable unfragile unfrangible

Related words

fractal fraction fracture fragile fragment frangent refrangibility refrangible refrangibleness

Derived words

frangibility frangibleness frangibly infrangible nonfrangible unfrangible
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