fragile meaning and definition

FRAGILE adjective

Definition of fragile (adjective)

1. easily broken or damaged or destroyed
   • "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
   • synonyms: delicate, frail
2. vulnerably delicate
   • "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
3. lacking substance or significance
   • "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
   • synonyms: flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin