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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Essentially, the concentration of food insecurity in Pakistan is the predictable outcome of the deep-rooted weaknesses in the country`s agriculture sector, rocked by repeated climate shocks and persistent economic fragility.
Dawn Editorials —
Food-insecure nation
— 2026-04-27
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Yet, even as Islamabad projected itself as a stabilising force, a situation emerged that nearly exposed its economic fragility.
Dawn Editorials —
Economy on a cliff edge
— 2026-04-25
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For many homes, electric stoves may present the only clean cooking pathway if gas remains scarce.This fragility exists within an already unequal cooking landscape.
Dawn Editorials —
Shift to electric
— 2026-04-08
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Such an eventuality will expose the fragility of the hard-earned recovery over the last couple of years.
Dawn Editorials —
Fragile gains at risk
— 2026-03-14
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The question captures the complexity of Syria`s path forward and the fragility of a country emerging from iron-fisted rule.The SWPM is a brave organisation deserving support from women around the world.
Dawn Editorials —
Silver linings
— 2026-02-28
Synonyms
frailty, flimsiness, weakness, delicacy, daintiness, fineness, brittleness;
Curator example
“osteoporosis is characterized by bone fragility”
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