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breakable

adj
/ˈbɹeɪkəbəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable From break + -able.

  1. derived from -able English -able English breakable From break + -able
  2. derived from *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor✻
  3. derived from *bʰreg-der✻

Definitions

  1. Able to break or be broken.

  2. Fragile.

    • Next Christmas she sent us bisque dolls, very lovely but too breakable to hug; we could not even kiss them but they cracked.

  3. Something that is (easily) breakable.

    • We had to wrap all the breakables before the movers arrived.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of

      A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of: the drummer's cymbals including high-hats, the snare drum, the kick pedal and the drummer's stool.

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Derived

breakableness, breakably, nonbreakable

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA