Fragility
noun
The quality of being easy to damage or break.
The fragility of the vase made me handle it very carefully.
Often appears as...
- emotional fragility
- physical fragility
noun
A lack of emotional strength.
The child's fragility was apparent when he started crying over a minor issue.
Often appears as...
- emotional fragility
- mental fragility
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Disapproving
noun
The state of being at risk, unstable or insecure.
The fragility of the economy has everyone worried about the future.
Often appears as...
- economic fragility
- financial fragility
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Academic
noun
The quality of being easy to damage or break.
The fragility of the vase made me handle it very carefully.
Often appears as...
- emotional fragility
- physical fragility
noun
A lack of emotional strength.
The child's fragility was apparent when he started crying over a minor issue.
Often appears as...
- emotional fragility
- mental fragility
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The state of being at risk, unstable or insecure.
The fragility of the economy has everyone worried about the future.
Often appears as...
- economic fragility
- financial fragility
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Often used to describe items that can break easily, requiring careful handling.
Due to its fragility, the glass sculpture was encased in a protective display.
Pro Tip 2/3Extended Metaphors
Metaphorically describes concepts vulnerable to failure or damage, like relationships.
The fragility of their partnership became evident after the disagreement.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Visible
Fragility might not be apparent; sometimes objects or situations seem stronger than they are.
The bridge's fragility was hidden by its sturdy appearance.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Often used to describe items that can break easily, requiring careful handling.
Due to its fragility, the glass sculpture was encased in a protective display.
Pro Tip 2/3Extended Metaphors
Metaphorically describes concepts vulnerable to failure or damage, like relationships.
The fragility of their partnership became evident after the disagreement.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Visible
Fragility might not be apparent; sometimes objects or situations seem stronger than they are.
The bridge's fragility was hidden by its sturdy appearance.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Often used to describe items that can break easily, requiring careful handling.
Due to its fragility, the glass sculpture was encased in a protective display.
Pro Tip 2/3Extended Metaphors
Metaphorically describes concepts vulnerable to failure or damage, like relationships.
The fragility of their partnership became evident after the disagreement.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Visible
Fragility might not be apparent; sometimes objects or situations seem stronger than they are.
The bridge's fragility was hidden by its sturdy appearance.
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Optical illusions show...
especially in art, in the words of a more contemporary artist, "to demonstrate the fragility of our senses." Okay, this is complete rubbish. The senses aren't fragile. And if they were, we wouldn't be here. Instead, color tells us something completely different, that the brain didn't actually evolve to see the world the way it is.
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Will we ever be able to...
nor does it exactly transmit across space, like intangible information. It seems to do a little of both. Quantum physics gives us a strange new vision for all the matter in our universe as collections of fragile information. And quantum teleportation reveals new ways to influence this fragility.
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Blue Planet II World...
seen before and probably no one will ever see again we have decided within every episode to address an aspect of around each habitat since the the fragility really of the oceans is something I think comes through there's something we must cherish every one of
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
You see, babies are born in a state of utter fragility. Without the caregiver, they wouldn't survive, so it stands to reason that nature would endow them with these mechanisms of survival. They orient to the caregiver. From the first days and weeks of life,
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The biggest risks facing...
even exposure to droughts, cyclones and earthquakes. Now obviously, some cities are more fragile than others. The good news, if there is any, is that fragility is not a permanent condition. Some cities that were once the most fragile cities in the world,
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The history of our world...
and it's more difficult to create complexity. Now, we, as extremely complex creatures, desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity despite the second law, and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility.
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Making VR feel real PIPE...
research to enable experiences you could otherwise not have like for example and embodied truly embodied sensation rising up and beyond the atmosphere looking down and appreciating the beauty and fragility of our planet and experience
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The history of our world...
create complexity now we as extremely complex creatures desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity despite the second law and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility and that's
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The gift and power of...
Life's beauty is inseparable from its fragility. We are young until we are not. We walk down the streets sexy until one day we realize that we are unseen.
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Uncover Antarctica - BTS...
We all know that Antarctica is deeply impacted by climate change. And I want to try and showcase that fragility through the macro and the micro.
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Optical illusions show...
especially in art, in the words of a more contemporary artist, "to demonstrate the fragility of our senses." Okay, this is complete rubbish. The senses aren't fragile. And if they were, we wouldn't be here. Instead, color tells us something completely different, that the brain didn't actually evolve to see the world the way it is.
Video examples
Will we ever be able to...
nor does it exactly transmit across space, like intangible information. It seems to do a little of both. Quantum physics gives us a strange new vision for all the matter in our universe as collections of fragile information. And quantum teleportation reveals new ways to influence this fragility.
Video examples
Blue Planet II World...
seen before and probably no one will ever see again we have decided within every episode to address an aspect of around each habitat since the the fragility really of the oceans is something I think comes through there's something we must cherish every one of
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
You see, babies are born in a state of utter fragility. Without the caregiver, they wouldn't survive, so it stands to reason that nature would endow them with these mechanisms of survival. They orient to the caregiver. From the first days and weeks of life,
Video examples
The biggest risks facing...
even exposure to droughts, cyclones and earthquakes. Now obviously, some cities are more fragile than others. The good news, if there is any, is that fragility is not a permanent condition. Some cities that were once the most fragile cities in the world,
Video examples
The history of our world...
and it's more difficult to create complexity. Now, we, as extremely complex creatures, desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity despite the second law, and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility.
Video examples
Making VR feel real PIPE...
research to enable experiences you could otherwise not have like for example and embodied truly embodied sensation rising up and beyond the atmosphere looking down and appreciating the beauty and fragility of our planet and experience
Video examples
The history of our world...
create complexity now we as extremely complex creatures desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity despite the second law and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility and that's
Video examples
The gift and power of...
Life's beauty is inseparable from its fragility. We are young until we are not. We walk down the streets sexy until one day we realize that we are unseen.
Video examples
Uncover Antarctica - BTS...
We all know that Antarctica is deeply impacted by climate change. And I want to try and showcase that fragility through the macro and the micro.
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Quote examples
Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
Given the extent of the exposures of major banks around the world to A.I.G., and in light of the extreme fragility of the system, there was a significant risk that A.I.G.'s failure could have sparked a global banking panic.
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Public Servant
In Afghanistan, life is so fragile; who knows what the next week will bring? That fragility really affects the way you're able to report, and the kind of stories people will tell you.
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Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
Businesses operating in fragile or conflict-affected environments bear a responsibility to, at the very minimum, do no harm and avoid fuelling conflict or reinforcing fragility.
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Stella Young
Australian Comedian
I am not a snowflake. I am not a sweet, infantilising symbol of fragility and life. I am a strong, fierce, flawed adult woman. I plan to remain that way, in life and in death.
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Jose Saramago
Portuguese Writer
Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible intensity.
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David Christian
American Historian
We, as extremely complex creatures, desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility.
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Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
Conservatives reveal themselves through their care for ordinary human things, and their recognition of the fragility of decency and the need to protect it.
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Carrie Brownstein
American Musician
When people grow up with a family characterized by chaos and uncertainty and fragility, you look for a substitution for that.
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Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
The antidote to white fragility is ongoing and lifelong and includes sustained engagement, humility, and education.
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Norman Cousins
American Author
Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.
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Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
Given the extent of the exposures of major banks around the world to A.I.G., and in light of the extreme fragility of the system, there was a significant risk that A.I.G.'s failure could have sparked a global banking panic.
Quote examples
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Public Servant
In Afghanistan, life is so fragile; who knows what the next week will bring? That fragility really affects the way you're able to report, and the kind of stories people will tell you.
Quote examples
Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
Businesses operating in fragile or conflict-affected environments bear a responsibility to, at the very minimum, do no harm and avoid fuelling conflict or reinforcing fragility.
Quote examples
Stella Young
Australian Comedian
I am not a snowflake. I am not a sweet, infantilising symbol of fragility and life. I am a strong, fierce, flawed adult woman. I plan to remain that way, in life and in death.
Quote examples
Jose Saramago
Portuguese Writer
Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible intensity.
Quote examples
David Christian
American Historian
We, as extremely complex creatures, desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility.
Quote examples
Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
Conservatives reveal themselves through their care for ordinary human things, and their recognition of the fragility of decency and the need to protect it.
Quote examples
Carrie Brownstein
American Musician
When people grow up with a family characterized by chaos and uncertainty and fragility, you look for a substitution for that.
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Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
The antidote to white fragility is ongoing and lifelong and includes sustained engagement, humility, and education.
Quote examples
Norman Cousins
American Author
Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.
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