'Fri'ableness' definitions:

Definition of 'Fri'ableness'

From: GCIDE
  • Friable \Fri"a*ble\, a. [L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray: cf. F. friable.] Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. "Friable ground." --Evelyn. "Soft and friable texture." --Paley. -- Fri'a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]