Definitions for brittle
Overview of noun brittle
The noun brittle has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. brittle, toffee, toffy
(caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets)
Overview of adj brittle
The adj brittle has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) brittle, brickle, brickly
(having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal")
2. brittle
(lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman")
3. brittle, unannealed
((of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured)
