# friable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹaɪəbl̩/ · frequency rank #92,624

## Definitions
1. Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
2. Of soil, loose and large-grained in consistency.
3. Of a poison, likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk.
4. Of a number: smooth, that factors completely into small prime numbers.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French friable, from Latin friābilis (“friable”), from friō (“I crumble”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/friable