✅ Fragile describes something that is easily broken or damaged. It can also describe people who appear vulnerable (a fragile plate; I felt fragile after my bad day).

✅ Delicate describes things that are easily broken and people who are physically weak and frail (His health was delicate; a delicate fabric that was easy to tear).

✅ When referring to things, fragile emphasizes a lack of strength in the object, while delicate can be used for finely built items.

✅  When describing people, delicate refers to physical health or strength, whereas fragile more often refers to mental health and strength.

✅ Grasp means to hold something firmly (I grasped the handle).

✅ Clutch means to hold something tightly (I clutched her hand as we rode the rollercoaster).

✅ Grasp suggests a firm and secure, but not tight, hold. Grasp also often suggests a reassuring or comforting hold (My father grasped my hand to stop it from shaking).

✅ Clutch suggests a tight, even overly tight, hold, often due to emotions like anxiety or fear (He clutched my hand as we walked through the dark room).

✅ Opportune means suitable or appropriate, often in regard to timing (an opportune remark).

✅ Felicitous means fitting, apt, or appropriate (You brought me a coffee at a felicitous moment).

✅ These words have very similar meanings, but they have different connotations.

✅ Felicitous suggests some element of luck or chance, whereas opportune suggests timeliness in a way that doesn’t rely on chance (a felicitous change in the weather; The note came at an opportune time).