<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.</li><li>Easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail.</li><li>Lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof; self-centered.</li><li>Having a sharp, tense quality.</li><li>Unstable or impermanent; evanescent.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled; peanut brittle.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used without object) To be or become brittle; crumble.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>