eggshell

The word “eggshell” has 2 syllables: egg-shell

It's pronounced as /ˈɛɡˌʃɛl/

What is synonym and antonym for eggshell?

In the thesaurus, “eggshell” has 50 synonyms and 33 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for eggshell along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for eggshell

breakable
brittle
brushed
buffed
burnished
crushable
delicate
feeble
flimsy
fragile
frail
frangible
friable
glassy
glazed
gleaming
glistening
glittering
glossy
lacquered
lustrous
nonhardy
perishable
polished
puny
reflective
resistless
rubbed
satin
satiny
semigloss
semilustrous
sensitive
shellacked
shining
silken
silky
sleek
slick
slight
slippery
soft
susceptible
tender
tenuous
unresistant
varnished
vulnerable
weak
yielding

Antonyms for eggshell

dim
dull
durable
firm
flat
flinty
hard
hardened
hardy
infrangible
inured
lackluster
lusterless
mat
matt
matte
nonbreakable
resistant
robust
rugged
solid
sound
stiff
stout
strengthened
strong
sturdy
substantial
tempered
tough
toughened
unbreakable
unvarnished

Meanings of eggshell

noun
1. The shell around an egg.
2. A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell.
adjective
1. Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell.
2. Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell; as in eggshell porcelain.
3. Very matt, having a low reflexivity, like an eggshell.

Example Sentences

The bird's delicate eggshell cracked when it fell from the nest.
She carefully peeled the eggshell away to reveal the cooked egg inside.
The art project involved painting intricate designs on an eggshell.
He walked on eggshells around his boss to avoid any confrontation.
The eggshell fragments were scattered across the kitchen floor.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to eggshell, such as: breakable, brittle, brushed, buffed, burnished, crushable, delicate.

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