brittle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
Types & categories
- candy hypernym
- peanut brittle hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
brittle bones
Related & opposite
- brittleness derivation
- breakable similar to
Sense 3 adjective
lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
a brittle and calculating woman
Related & opposite
- coldhearted similar to
Sense 4 adjective
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
Related & opposite
- brittleness derivation
- untempered similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | candy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peanut brittle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brittleness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | breakable |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | coldhearted |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | brittleness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | untempered |