destructibility
Prone to shattering
Destructibility is the quality of being able to be destroyed.
The word appears most often in technical contexts—materials science, game design, engineering—where it matters whether something can be broken down: The destructibility of the environment adds realism to the game.
The opposite is indestructibility.
Fragment violently, suddenly
- fractureSplit in hard material
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- crumbleFragment gradually
fragment · rupture · smash · disintegrate · crush · pulverize · demolish · collapse
Prone to snapping
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- frailtyWeakness of body
- flimsinessLack of strength
- weaknessDeficiency in force
crumbliness · thinness · fineness · daintiness · perishability · insubstantiality · tenderness · softness
Chemical wearing away
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
rust · erosion · putrefaction · spoilage · weathering · degradation · tarnish · mold
Brevity of existence
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- temporarinessQuality of limited duration
- fleetingnessQuality of passing quickly
- evanescenceGradual disappearance from existence
mortality · finitude · perishability · mutability · decay · dissolution · ending · termination
Liability to influence
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- penetrabilityAbility to be pierced
- weaknessDeficiency in force
precariousness · endangerment · risk · jeopardy · hazard · insecurity · openness · accessibility
shatter
Fragment violently, suddenly
crumble · fragment · rupture · smash · disintegrate · crush · pulverize · demolish · collapse · snap
brittleness
Prone to snapping
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- frailtyWeakness of body
- flimsinessLack of strength
weakness · crumbliness · thinness · fineness · daintiness · perishability · insubstantiality · tenderness · softness · breakableness
corrosion
Chemical wearing away
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
oxidation · rust · erosion · putrefaction · spoilage · weathering · degradation · tarnish · mold · mildew
transience
Brevity of existence
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- temporarinessQuality of limited duration
- fleetingnessQuality of passing quickly
evanescence · mortality · finitude · perishability · mutability · decay · dissolution · ending · termination
susceptibility
Liability to influence
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- penetrabilityAbility to be pierced
weakness · precariousness · endangerment · risk · jeopardy · hazard · insecurity · openness · accessibility
destructibilityindestructibility
Quality of being unbreakable
invulnerability · imperishability · permanence · unbreakability · inviolability