Difference between Friable and Breakable

What is the difference between Friable and Breakable?

Friable as an adjective is easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder. while Breakable as an adjective is able to be broken

Friable

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder. Loose and large-grained in consistency.

Breakable

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Able to be brokenFragile

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something that is (easily) breakable.

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