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Translate brittleness from English to French

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brittleness:
- fragilité; réfrangibilité; précarité; friabilité
brittle:
- croustillant; cassant; friable; croquant
Wiktionary:
- brittle → croquant
- brittle → fragile
- brittle → cassant

English

Detailed Translations for brittleness from English to French

brittleness:

brittleness [the ~] nom

the brittleness (fragileness)
la fragilité; la réfrangibilité
- fragilité [la ~] nom
- réfrangibilité [la ~] nom
the brittleness (crumblyness)
la fragilité; la précarité; la friabilité
- fragilité [la ~] nom
- précarité [la ~] nom
- friabilité [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for brittleness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
fragilité	brittleness; crumblyness; fragileness	frailty
friabilité	brittleness; crumblyness
précarité	brittleness; crumblyness	frailty; helplessness; need
réfrangibilité	brittleness; fragileness
-	crispiness; crispness
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	fragility; frailty

Related Words for "brittleness":

brittle

Synonyms for "brittleness":

crispness; crispiness; breakableness

Related Definitions for "brittleness":

firm but easily broken¹

brittle:

brittle adj

brittle (crumbly; crisp)
croustillant; cassant; friable
- croustillant adj
- cassant adj
- friable adj
brittle (crisp)
croustillant; croquant
- croustillant adj
- croquant adj

Translation Matrix for brittle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	toffee; toffy
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	brickle; brickly; unannealed
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
cassant	brittle; crisp; crumbly	acrid; brusque; curt; delicate; fragile; frail; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; snappish; snappy; tender; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky
croquant	brittle; crisp
croustillant	brittle; crisp; crumbly	piquant
friable	brittle; crisp; crumbly	crumbling; crumbly; delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable

Related Words for "brittle":

brittleness, brittler, brittlest

Synonyms for "brittle":

brickle; brickly; breakable
coldhearted
unannealed; untempered; unhardened
toffee; toffy; candy; confect

Related Definitions for "brittle":

having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped¹
- brittle bones¹
- glass is brittle¹
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured¹
lacking warmth and generosity of spirit¹
- a brittle and calculating woman¹
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets¹

Wiktionary Translations for brittle:

brittle

noun

confection of caramelized sugar and nuts
- brittle → croquant

adjective

able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure
- brittle → fragile

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• brittle	→ cassant	↔ spröde — von Werkstoffen, Materialien: brüchig, leicht reißend

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University