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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
brittle



I - noun
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
Syn:
toffee, toffy
Hypernyms:
candy, confect
Hyponyms:
peanut brittle

II - adjective
1. having little elasticity;
hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped (Freq. 2)
- brittle bones
- glass is brittle
- 'brickle' and 'brickly' are dialectal
Syn:
brickle, brickly
Similar to:
breakable
Derivationally related forms:
brittleness
2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
- a brittle and calculating woman
Similar to:
coldhearted
3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
Syn:
unannealed
Similar to:
untempered, unhardened
Derivationally related forms:
brittleness

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