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frangibility

frangibility

9.9
The ability of something to break easily
  • noun
  • /ˌfrænˈdʒɪbɪlɪti/
translation icon : fragilidad
  • The frangibility of the antique vase makes it unsuitable for everyday use.

Examples

  • The frangibility of glass makes it a poor choice for outdoor furniture.

  • Engineers tested the frangibility of the material to ensure it would break safely on impact.

  • Her sculptures explore the frangibility of beauty and the inevitability of decay.

  • High frangibility can lead to safety hazards in fragile items.

  • The frangibility of the antique vase makes it unsuitable for everyday use.

  • Engineers tested the frangibility of the material to ensure it would break safely on impact.

  • The frangibility of glass makes it a poor choice for outdoor furniture.

Synonyms

fragility
vsfrangibility
17 5.2

Something that is easy to break or damage, like glass

is the same core idea but used in physical and metaphorical contexts
brittleness
vsfrangibility
1 5.4

Hard and breaks easily, like glass

refers to easy breaking without implying hardness
frangibleness
vsfrangibility
9.9

The quality of being easily broken or damaged

is the identical idea but a different word form
breakability
vsfrangibility
5.8

How easily something breaks or gets damaged

is the same idea expressed by the main entry
breakableness
vsfrangibility
9.2

How easily something is damaged or comes apart when dropped

is the same idea but a different lexical variant
damageability
vsfrangibility
7.6

A measure of how easily something can be harmed or broken

includes destruction as well as damage, covering all outcomes
destructibility
vsfrangibility
7.7

How easily something can be broken or ruined

is broader, covering damage and breaking as well as destruction
friability
vsfrangibility
  • Specialized
9.9

How easily something breaks into small pieces or powder

covers breaking or damage generally, not only crumbling to powder

Antonyms

durability
22 3.8

The ability of something to last a long time without getting damaged

sturdiness
1 3.4

An object that is strong and does not break easily

How Fragile

brittleness
1 5.4
frangibility
9.9
durability
22 3.8
sturdiness
1 3.4

Surface Forms

frangibility singular
frangibilities plural

Morphology

frangibility = frangible (semi-transparent) = frang + ity

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'frangible'; the morphological relation is regular but 'frangible' is an uncommon word and the stem 'frang-' is not familiar to many learners.

Etymology

Frangibility comes from the Latin frangere, which means 'to break', and it shares the same root as everyday words like fragile and fragment. So, frangibility is the quality of being 'easy to break'.