Definition of FRANGIBLE

frangible

Meanings

Plural: frangibles

Adjective Satellite

  • capable of being broken
    • "the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases"

Adj

  • Able to be broken; breakable, fragile.

Noun

  • Something that is breakable or fragile; especially something that is intentionally made so, such as a bullet.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Middle English frangible, frangibil, from Middle French frangible, or from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”)) + -ibilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).

Synonyms

fragmentable

Scrabble Score: 15

frangible is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
frangible is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frangible is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

frangible is a valid Words With Friends word