Associations to the word «Brittleness»

Wiktionary

BRITTLENESS, noun. The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load.
BRITTLENESS, noun. The state of being brittle; aptness to break; fragility.

Dictionary definition

BRITTLENESS, noun. Firm but easily broken.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley