Brittle vs. Fragile — What's the Difference?

Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure

Easily broken, damaged, or destroyed.

Easily damaged or disrupted; fragile

Lacking physical or emotional strength; delicate

Difficult to deal with; snappish

Lacking substance; tenuous or flimsy

Lacking warmth of feeling; cold

Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.

Brilliantly sharp, as in percussive sound.

(UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.

Perishable.

(UK) Thin-skinned or oversensitive.

Fleeting; transitory.

Something that is fragile.

A confection of caramelized sugar to which nuts are added

Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.

Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact.

Easily broken or damaged or destroyed;

Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.

Vulnerably delicate;

(archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.

Lacking solidity or strength;

Emotionally fragile, easily offended.

Poorly error- or fault-tolerant; having little in the way of redundancy or defense in depth; susceptible to catastrophic failure in the event of a relatively-minor malfunction or deviance.

Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.

A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

(by extension) Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.

(intransitive) To become brittle.

Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.

Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped;

Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit;

(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured