List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 172

SYNONYMS: fragile, breakable, delicate, brittle.
These adjectives mean easily broken or damaged.

Fragile applies to objects whose lightness or delicacy of material requires that they be handled with great care: a collection of fragile porcelain plates.
Breakable means capable of being broken but do not necessarily imply inherent weakness: Even earthenware pottery is breakable.
Delicate refers to what is so soft, tender, or fine as to be susceptible to injury: The peach is a delicate fruit.
Brittle refers to hardness and inelasticity of material that makes something especially likely to fracture or snap when it is subjected to pressure: brittle bones.