Vocabulary
Fragility
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the quality of being easily broken or damaged.
Urdu meaning
نزاکت، جلد ٹوٹنے کی صلاحیت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- THE government`s decision to scrap the column requiring tax filers to disclose the estimated fair market value of their assets in their returns, is yet another reminder of the fragility of policy continuity in Pakistan.
- That `progress in poverty reduction is threatened by structural vulnerabilities` is a warning about the fragility of a system relying too heavily on unsustainable growth patterns.
- Yet, one critical lesson for Pakistan`s power elites is that the country`s persistent economic fragility has itself strained ties with Riyadh.
- A nearly 200pc increase in the month-over-month gap in August and an over 45pc increase in the year-over-year deficit in the July-August period are hardly reassuring, and underscore the external sector`s structural fragility.
- This time, however, Punjab`s retreat from its traditional role as market stabiliser by annually procuring and stocking over four million tonnes is said to have deepened the market`s fragility.
Synonyms
frailty, flimsiness, weakness, delicacy, daintiness, fineness, brittleness;
Curator example
“osteoporosis is characterized by bone fragility”
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