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Translate brittleness from English to Dutch

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brittleness:
- breekbaarheid; broosheid; brosheid; brokkeligheid
brittle:
- bros; croquant; knapperig; knappend
Wiktionary:
- brittle → breekbaar, bros
- brittle → stug

English

Detailed Translations for brittleness from English to Dutch

brittleness:

brittleness [the ~] noun

the brittleness (fragileness)
de breekbaarheid; de broosheid
- breekbaarheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- broosheid [de ~ (v)] noun
the brittleness (crumblyness)
de brosheid; brokkeligheid
- brosheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- brokkeligheid [znw.] noun

Translation Matrix for brittleness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
breekbaarheid	brittleness; fragileness
brokkeligheid	brittleness; crumblyness
broosheid	brittleness; fragileness	frailty
brosheid	brittleness; crumblyness
-	crispiness; crispness
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	fragility; frailty

Related Words for "brittleness":

brittle

Synonyms for "brittleness":

crispness; crispiness; breakableness

Related Definitions for "brittleness":

firm but easily broken¹

brittleness form of brittle:

brittle adj

brittle (crumbly; crisp)
bros
- bros adj
brittle (crisp)
croquant; knapperig
- croquant adj
- knapperig adj
brittle (crisp)
knappend
- knappend adj

Translation Matrix for brittle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	toffee; toffy
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
bros	brittle; crisp; crumbly
knapperig	brittle; crisp
-	brickle; brickly; unannealed
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
croquant	brittle; crisp
knappend	brittle; crisp

Related Words for "brittle":

brittleness, brittler, brittlest

Synonyms for "brittle":

brickle; brickly; breakable
coldhearted
unannealed; untempered; unhardened
toffee; toffy; candy; confect

Related Definitions for "brittle":

having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped¹
- brittle bones¹
- glass is brittle¹
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured¹
lacking warmth and generosity of spirit¹
- a brittle and calculating woman¹
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets¹

Wiktionary Translations for brittle:

brittle

adjective

apt to break or crumble when bending
- brittle → breekbaar
able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure
- brittle → bros

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• brittle	→ stug	↔ spröde — von Werkstoffen, Materialien: brüchig, leicht reißend

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University