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- [breyk]
- /breɪk/
- /ˈbreɪ.kə.bl̩/
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- [breyk]
- /breɪk/
Definitions of breakable word
- adjective breakable Breakable objects are easy to break by accident. 3
- adjective breakable Breakables are breakable objects. 3
- adjective breakable capable of being broken 3
- noun breakable a fragile easily broken article 3
- adjective breakable that can be, or is liable to be, broken 3
- noun breakable a thing easily broken; fragile article 3
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Origin of breakable
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English breken, Old English brecan; cognate with Dutch breken, German brechen, Gothic brikan; akin to Latin frangere; see fragile
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Parts of speech for Breakable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breakable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breakable
adj breakable
- flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- brittle — An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.
- crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
Antonyms for breakable
adj breakable
- durable — able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.
- sturdy — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- unbreakable — to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
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