What is another word for friable?
Pronunciation:
[ fɹɪəblˈɛ], [ fɹɪəblˈɛ], [ f_ɹ_ɪ__ə_b_l_ˈɛ]
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Similar words for friable:
- breakable (adjective)
- brittle (adjective)
- crisp (adjective)
- crumbly (adjective)
- crusty (adjective)
- dusty (adjective)
- fragile (adjective)
- gritty (adjective)
- light (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- powdery (adjective)
- relaxing (adjective)
- short (adjective)
- softening (adjective)
- weightless (adjective)
- friable (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Friable:
adj.
• breakable (adjective)- crispiest,
- most splintery,
- splintery,
- weakest,
- more splintery,
- most shatterable,
- most shattery,
- more shattery,
- more fracturable,
- crispier,
- more shatterable,
- most fracturable.
- dis-integrated,
- more disintegrated,
- softer,
- most disintegrated,
- most degenerated,
- most eroded,
- more rotted,
- more eroded,
- more oxidized,
- most deteriorating,
- most perishing,
- more degenerated,
- most pulverizable,
- more pulverizable,
- more perishing,
- rotted,
- more rusted,
- dis integrated,
- most rotted,
- de generated,
- most oxidized,
- most rusted,
- de-generated,
- more corroded,
- most corroded,
- more deteriorating.
- more wellbaked,
- more well done,
- well done,
- most welldone,
- most wellbaked,
- welldone,
- well-baked,
- well-done,
- more well-baked,
- more well-done,
- most well-done,
- well baked,
- more welldone,
- wellbaked,
- most well done,
- more well baked,
- most well-baked,
- most well baked.
- most arenose,
- un clean,
- most unswept,
- most arenaceous,
- un-dusted,
- more unswept,
- un-clean,
- more arenose,
- un cleaner,
- un-swept,
- un cleanest,
- un swept,
- more undusted,
- un dusted,
- most undusted,
- un-cleaner,
- more arenaceous,
- un-cleanest,
- un touched,
- un-touched.
- in-firmer,
- un-soundest,
- in firmer,
- in firmest,
- un sound,
- un-sound,
- un-sounder,
- more fragile,
- in-firmest,
- in substantial,
- in-substantial,
- un sounder.
- unheavy,
- tissuelike,
- frothy,
- lithe,
- weightless,
- Gossamery,
- Imponderous,
- sylphlike,
- featherweight,
- lightest,
- light-footed,
- Floatable.
- crusty,
- lenitive,
- breakable,
- Pulverizable,
- Mollient,
- fracturable,
- unswept,
- light,
- mitigatory,
- Shattery,
- light as a feather,
- dusty,
- in firm,
- powdery,
- pianissimo,
- assuasive,
- Arenose,
- crispy,
- shatterable,
- brittle,
- undusted,
- mollescent,
- crisp,
- demulcent,
- Emulsive,
- frangible.
n.
• friable (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)Other synonyms:
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- gritty,
- breakables,
- flimsy,
- spindly.
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- limp.
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- shaky.
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- sensitive.
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- delicate.
- defective,
- brittle as glass,
- crackling,
- short,
- chalky,
- easy,
- Deteriorated,
- granular,
- promiscuous,
- abstemious,
- cheerful,
- rusted,
- flaky,
- arenaceous,
- crump,
- unaccented,
- Attrite,
- fair,
- clean,
- comfortable,
- certain,
- thin,
- lightheaded,
- yielding,
- crunchy,
- in pieces,
- embrittled,
- sluttish,
- Disintegrating,
- lively,
- unclouded,
- Flaxen,
- Triturable,
- falling to pieces,
- Pulverulent,
- curl,
- contradictory,
- soft,
- faint,
- Lacerable,
- Scissile,
- nimble,
- mealy,
- idle,
- not burdensome,
- shivery,
- clear,
- deteriorating,
- wanton,
- grainy,
- lightsome,
- corroded,
- Crumbling,
- swooning,
- brisk,
- pulverized,
- farinaceous,
- wakeful,
- crimp,
- fissile,
- crushable,
- abstinent,
- rotten.
How to use "Friable" in context?
Friable is a term that refers to materials that can readily be broken down into small pieces by impact, by hand or by machine. Materials that are friable are often easy to damage and can become soiled or dusty very easily. They are not as strong as non-friable materials and can easily be ripped or torn.
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Adjective
brittle.
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