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Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.
Norman Cousins

Meaning of "fragility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRAGILITY

fragility  [frəˈdʒɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRAGILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fragility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRAGILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fragility

Fragility

In glass physics, fragility characterizes how rapidly the dynamics of a material slow down as it is cooled toward the glass transition: materials with a higher fragility have a relatively narrow glass transition temperature range, while those with low fragility have a relatively broad glass transition temperature range. Physically, fragility may be related to the presence of dynamical heterogeneity in glasses, as well as to the breakdown of the usual Stokes-Einstein relationship between viscosity and diffusion.

Definition of fragility in the English dictionary

The first definition of fragility in the dictionary is the quality or state of being easily breakable. Other definition of fragility is the quality or state of lacking strength or dependability. Fragility is also frailness of mental or physical health.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRAGILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
agility
əˈdʒɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
facility
fəˈsɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
utility
juːˈtɪlɪtɪ
vagility
vəˈdʒɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRAGILITY

frag
fragged
fragging
fragile
fragile-X syndrome
fragilely
fragileness
fragment
fragmental
fragmentally
fragmentarily
fragmentariness
fragmentary
fragmentate
fragmentation
fragmentation grenade
fragmented
fragmentise
fragmentize

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRAGILITY

accountability
affordability
credibility
eligibility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inability
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
sustainability
tranquility
usability
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of fragility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FRAGILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fragility» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fragility

Translation of «fragility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRAGILITY

Find out the translation of fragility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fragility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fragility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脆弱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fragilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

fragility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमजोरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هشاشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хрупкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fragilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভঙ্গুরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fragilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerapuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zerbrechlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

はかなさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

취약성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fragile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dể vở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எளிதில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाजूकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırılganlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fragilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kruchość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крихкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fragilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευθραυστότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

broosheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bräcklighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjørhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fragility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRAGILITY»

The term «fragility» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.138 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRAGILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fragility» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fragility» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fragility

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10 QUOTES WITH «FRAGILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fragility.
1
Homaro Cantu
The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short.
2
David Christian
We, as extremely complex creatures, desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility.
3
David Christian
I believe human beings mark a threshold in the development of the planet, of course, but it is only part of the picture. What Big History can do is show us the nature of our complexity and fragility and the dangers that face us, but it can also show us our power, with collective learning.
4
Norman Cousins
Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.
5
Mahmoud Darwish
Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by.
6
Sylvia Earle
Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the ocean, and they've personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet's blue heart.
7
Alber Elbaz
If you take something out of the freezer, it's cold, but what happens when it melts? It's a cool party, a cool person, a cool collection. What does that mean? I'm more interested in things that are uncool, things that have a certain individuality, a certain soul, a certain longevity, emotion, fragility.
8
Malcolm Gladwell
We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.
9
James Hillman
Everything that everyone is afraid of has already happened: The fragility of capitalism, which we don't want to admit; the loss of the empire of the United States; and American exceptionalism. In fact, American exceptionalism is that we are exceptionally backward in about fifteen different categories, from education to infrastructure.
10
Greg Kinnear
When I look back on my childhood, I think of that short time in Beirut. I know that seeing the city collapse around me forced me to grasp something many people miss: the fragility of peace.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRAGILITY»

Discover the use of fragility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fragility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy ...
This book is a study of ancient views about "moral luck.
Martha C. Nussbaum, 2001
2
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. What's more, the antifragile is immune to prediction errors and protected from adverse events.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2012
3
Social Resilience and State Fragility in Haiti
The report's three main chapters explore the nature of these components. The closing chapter considers the linkages among them.
Dorte Verner, 2007
4
Societal Dynamics and Fragility: Engaging Societies in ...
Drawing on case studies from Yemen, Central African Republic, Haiti, Liberia and Aceh (Indonesia), the book provides a framework for understanding and healing the social divides that often get in the way of building capable institutions and ...
The World Bank, 2012
5
The Fragility of Freedom: Tocqueville on Religion, ...
"An intelligent and sharply drawn portrait of a conservative Toqueville."—Anne C. Rose, Journal of American History "I recommend this book as one of a very few to approach seriously the sources of Tocqueville's intellectual and moral ...
Joshua Mitchell, 1999
6
The Fragility of the 'Failed State' Paradigm: A Different ...
This work investigates the weaknesses of the failed state paradigm as a long-term solution for international peace and security, arguing that the solution to the absence of effective government can be found only in an economic and social ...
Neyire Akpinarli, 2010
7
Financial Liberalization and Financial Fragility
The general result is that banking crises are indeed more likely to occur in countries with a liberalized financial sector, even when other factors (including the real interest rate) are controlled for; furthermore, increased banking sector fragility is ...
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Enrica Detragiache, 1998
8
Political Debate and the Role of the Media: The Fragility of ...
The purpose of the workshop was to discuss various aspects of political debate and the role played by the media.
Susanne Nikoltchev, 2004
9
The Fragility of Empathy After the Holocaust
The Fragility of Empathy after the Holocaust will be of interest to all readers concerned with contemporary "victim culture," Holocaust representation, and humanism.
Carolyn Janice Dean, 2004
10
Emotions and Personhood: Exploring Fragility - Making Sense ...
Emotions and personhood are important notions within the field of mental health care. What they are, and how they are related though, is less evident. This book provides a framework for understanding this relationship.
Giovanni Stanghellini, René Rosfort, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRAGILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fragility is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fatherhood: The fragility of childhood
Gus is 1,360 days old today and three weeks ago Becky called me at my desk, wiping away tears and sniffing. "He's growing up so fast," said ... «Brattleboro Reformer, Jul 15»
2
The Stock Exchange and United Outages Weren't Hacks, but They …
The idea of network fragility may be new to consumers since tech companies (not just Apple) have always tried to give the impression that ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
3
A New Climate for Peace: Taking Action on Climate and Fragility
G7 members should: make climate-fragility risks a central foreign policy priority, enhance cooperation with one another around these risks, set ... «New Security Beat, Jul 15»
4
Greece is a reminder of the fragility of money and the need to deal …
This fragility is born of an irredeemable tension at the heart of the modern monetary system, between the apparent mobility of money – most ... «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
5
A new climate for peace: taking action on climate and fragility risks …
As momentum builds towards the negotiation of the Sustainable Development Goals and UN climate change summit later this year, the G7 ... «PreventionWeb, Jul 15»
6
In a Flash, NYSE Shows Fragility of the System
We got a taste for how fragile our modern world was yesterday, as United Airlines flights were grounded over computer issues and the New ... «Patriot Post, Jul 15»
7
A Reserve Currency? Stocks Debacle Exposes China Fragility
China's escalating intervention in its collapsing stock market -- after months of quiescence while equities surged -- is tarnishing policy makers' ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
8
Correlation between fragility and cooperativity in segmental …
In this paper, polystyrene (PS) derivatives possessing various para-substituents are studied using calorimetry with regard to the fragility ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
9
Inclusion, governance, fiscal space can help overcome fragility, says …
An approach focusing on inclusive politics, effective governance, and fiscal health seems to offer a viable route to overcome fragility in Sub ... «CPI Financial, Jul 15»
10
Christian Fragility
In 2011 Robin DiAngelo published a pivotal article on "White Fragility" (International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, Vol 3 (3) (2011) pp 54-70). «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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