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  • Brittle (food) — Brittles are confections, usually very hard and brittle, made of caramel, or near caramel sugar syrup, and nuts such as peanuts, pecans, and almonds.Peanut brittle is one of the numerous varieties of nut brittles, which consist of flat broken… …   Wikipedia

  • brittle — [brit′ l] adj. [ME britel < OE breotan, to break to pieces; akin to ON brjota < IE * bhreu < base * bher , to cut with a sharp point] 1. easily broken or shattered because hard and inflexible 2. having a sharp, hard quality [brittle… …   English World dictionary

  • brittle — UK [ˈbrɪt(ə)l] / US adjective Word forms brittle : adjective brittle comparative brittler superlative brittlest 1) a) a brittle substance or object is hard and can easily break into pieces Don t pack fragile or brittle objects in your suitcase.… …   English dictionary

  • brittle — brit|tle [ brıtl ] adjective 1. ) a brittle substance or object is hard and can easily break into pieces: Don t pack fragile or brittle objects in your suitcase. a ) a brittle relationship or situation is not very strong and could easily be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hard — hard1 W1S1 [ha:d US ha:rd] adj comparative harder superlative hardest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm to touch)¦ 2¦(difficult)¦ 3¦(work/effort)¦ 4¦(full of problems)¦ 5 be hard on somebody 6 be hard on something 7 do something the hard way …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • brittle — adj. & n. adj. hard and fragile; apt to break. n. a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar. Phrases and idioms: brittle bone disease = OSTEOPOROSIS. brittle star an echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, with long brittle arms radiating… …   Useful english dictionary

  • brittle — brit|tle [ˈbrıtl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old English; Origin: gebryttan to break into pieces ] 1.) hard but easily broken ▪ The branches were dry and brittle. ▪ Joanna was diagnosed as having brittle bones. 2.) a situation, relationship, or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • brittle — adjective 1》 hard but liable to break easily. 2》 (of a voice) unpleasantly hard and sharp and showing signs of nervousness or instability. noun a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar. Derivatives brittlely (or brittly) adverb… …   English new terms dictionary

  • brittle — adjective 1 hard but easily broken: The branches were dry and brittle. 2 a system, relationship etc that is brittle is easily damaged or destroyed: a very brittle friendship 3 showing no warm feelings: a brittle laugh …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • brittle — [ˈbrɪt(ə)l] adj hard and easily broken …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • brittle — ► ADJECTIVE 1) hard but liable to break or shatter easily. 2) hard or superficial in a way that masks nervousness or instability. ► NOUN ▪ a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar. DERIVATIVES brittleness noun. ORIGIN related to an Old …   English terms dictionary

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