breakability
How easily shattered
Breakability is the quality of being able to break or shatter.
The term usually describes physical fragility—glass has high breakability, rubber has low breakability.
It appears in technical contexts discussing material properties: The breakability of the ceramic made it unsuitable for industrial use.
Figuratively, it can describe vulnerability: the breakability of trust.
Fragment violently, suddenly
- fractureSplit in hard material
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- snapSudden sharp sound
crumble · shards · ceramic · porcelain · glass · crystal · pottery · eggshell
Out in open
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- weakLacking power or force
- precariousDangerously insecure
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
unstable · at-risk · perishable · degradable · corrodible · weathered · worn · stressed
Capable of being broken
- shatterproofResistant to breaking
- destructibleCapable of being ruined
- crushableAble to be squashed
- snappableProne to breaking sharply
rupturable · impact-resistant · shock-resistant · durability · tensile · structural · load-bearing · threshold
Easily broken or damaged
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- tenuousLacking solid foundation
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- featherlightExtremely light, weightless-feeling
dainty · tissue-thin · translucent · diaphanous · filigree · lace · gauzy · sheer
shatter
Fragment violently, suddenly
snap · crumble · shards · ceramic · porcelain · glass · crystal · pottery · eggshell · brittle
exposed
Out in open
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- weakLacking power or force
- precariousDangerously insecure
compromised · unstable · at-risk · perishable · degradable · corrodible · weathered · worn · stressed · fatigued
frangible
Capable of being broken
- shatterproofResistant to breaking
- destructibleCapable of being ruined
- crushableAble to be squashed
snappable · rupturable · impact-resistant · shock-resistant · durability · tensile · structural · load-bearing · threshold · tolerance
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
featherlight · dainty · tissue-thin · translucent · diaphanous · filigree · lace · gauzy · sheer · silk
- vulnerabilityvulnerability, vulnerable, defenselessness, defenseless, helplessness
- weaknessesweakness, flaw, failing, defect, shortcoming
breakabilityunbreakability
Resistance to being destroyed
indestructibility · durability · solidity · sturdiness · resilience