friable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfraɪəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfraɪəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(frī′ə bəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fri•a•ble /ˈfraɪəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Geologyeasily crumbled or reduced to powder;
    crumbly:friable rock.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fri•a•ble  (frī′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Geologyeasily crumbled or reduced to powder;
    crumbly:friable rock.
  • Latin friābilis, equivalent. to friā(re) to rub, crumble + -ābilis -able
  • 1555–65
fri′a•bil′i•ty, fri′a•ble•ness, n. 
    fragile, frangible.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
friable / ˈfraɪəbəl/
  1. easily broken up; crumbly
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin friābilis, from friāre to crumble; related to Latin fricāre to rub downˌfriaˈbility, ˈfriableness
'friable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
asiderite - crumbly - expanded metal - fray - fusain - loam - marl - mellow - mold - rotten - rottenstone - short - stiff - vitrain
Synonyms: crumbly, more...

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