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English Definitions
brittle
N
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
brittle
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
brittle
lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
brittle
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
N
delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
N
fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
brittle fern
N
delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
N
tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
brittle maidenhair fern
N
tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
N
an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
N
large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
brittle-star
N
an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
N
fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
brittleness
N
firm but easily broken
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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