The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fri'ableness
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.