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brittleness

noun

Etymology

From brittle + -ness.

  1. inherited from *brytel✻
  2. inherited from britel
  3. suffixed as brittleness — “brittle + -ness”

Definitions

  1. The state of being brittle (in various senses).

    • These vignettes often have the flavor of case studies, with interlocking themes related to the brittleness of the body and the complicated work of mourning.
    • In Scotland, the Tay [bridge] fell (in part) as textbook testament to the brittleness of cast iron.

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