Ductile vs. Brittle

Ductileadjective

Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.

Ductileadjective

Molded easily into a new form.

Ductileadjective

(rare) Led easily; prone to follow.

Ductileadjective

Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people.

Ductileadjective

Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads.

Ductileadjective

easily influenced

Ductileadjective

capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out;

Brittleadjective

Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.

Brittleadjective

Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.

Brittleadjective

(archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.

Brittleadjective

Emotionally fragile, easily offended.

Brittleadjective

Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.

Brittlenoun

A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

Brittlenoun

Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.

Brittleadjective

Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.

Brittlenoun

caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

Brittleadjective

having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped;

Brittleadjective

lacking warmth and generosity of spirit;

Brittleadjective

(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured