Fragility Meaning
/fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
nounWeakness; feebleness.
Sentence Examples
Remember the fragility of your existence.
You tread lightly, as though you understand the fragility of life.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the antique vase made it necessary to handle it with extreme care.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The extreme ____ of the ancient manuscript meant that it had to be handled with incredible care.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French fragilité, from Latin fragilitās. Doublet of frailty. Morphologically fragile + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […]; perhaps to moralise on the oneness or fragility of the planet, or to see humanity for the small and circumscribed thing that it is; […]."
— 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the antique vase made it necessary to handle it with extreme care.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The extreme ____ of the ancient manuscript meant that it had to be handled with incredible care.