Synonyms: fragile
Definition: vulnerably delicate
Usage: she has the fragile beauty of youth
Similar words: delicate
Definition: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
Usage: a delicate violin passage; delicate china; a delicate flavor; the delicate wing of a butterfly
Synonyms: delicate, fragile, frail
Definition: easily broken or damaged or destroyed
Usage: a kite too delicate to fly safely; fragile porcelain plates; fragile old bones; a frail craft
Similar words: breakable
Definition: capable of being broken or damaged
Usage: earthenware pottery is breakable; breakable articles should be packed carefully
Synonyms: tenuous, thin, fragile, flimsy, slight
Definition: lacking substance or significance
Usage: slight evidence; a tenuous argument; a thin plot; a fragile claim to fame
Similar words: insignificant, unimportant
Definition: devoid of importance, meaning, or force