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US
/fɹəˈdʒɪɫəti/
]
[ UK /fɹædʒˈɪlɪti/ ]
[ UK /fɹædʒˈɪlɪti/ ]
NOUN
- quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
- lack of physical strength
How To Use fragility In A Sentence
- The art installation suggests the continuity and fragility of Mediterranean civilization, reminding us of the simultaneous remoteness and seamlessness of the past.
- Anywhere he roams, she is there, a reminder of the fragility of his heart and of his sham relationships.
- It's just like an analysis of fragility, which is typically seen as a disposition to fracture. Ultrasound and the Future of Confused Wannabe Paternalists
- For all his success, his competitive history is filled with moments of fragility.
- The paper itself is a lightweight Japanese sheet, adding to the atmosphere of fragility.
- Cope commented on this fragility, writing ‘in the extreme tenuity of all its parts, this vertebra exceeds this type of those already described, so that much care was requisite to secure its preservation’ (p. 563), and his drawing also suggests that the vertebra had been subjected to extensive weathering and hence was already fragile. Biggest sauropod ever (part…. II)
- Fracture is determined not only by the propensity to fall but also by the underlying fragility of the bone.
- Older drivers are more likely to be seriously injured because of the fragility of their bones.
- It may be painful but is always crucial to separate the fragility of the ego and the effectiveness of the writing.
- The subtle veining and white of the stone make the panels look extremely delicate, parchment-like, with an aura of fragility much like stained glass.