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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
frag•ile /ˈfrædʒəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. easily broken or damaged:a fragile vase.
  2. delicate in appearance:fragile beauty.
  3. lacking in substance or force; flimsy:a fragile excuse.
fra•gil•i•ty /frəˈdʒɪlɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -frac-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
frag•ile  (fraj′əl; Brit. fraj′īl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. easily broken, shattered, or damaged;
    delicate;
    brittle;
    frail:a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
  2. vulnerably delicate, as in appearance:She has a fragile beauty.
  3. lacking in substance or force;
    flimsy:a fragile excuse.
  • Latin fragilis, equivalent. to frag- (variant stem of frangere to break) + -ilis -ile
  • 1505–15
frag′ile•ly, adv. 
fra•gil•i•ty  (frə jil′i tē),USA pronunciation frag′ile•ness, n. 
    1. See frail 1.
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