flexible
Meanings
Plural: flexibles
Adjective
- capable of being changed
- "flexible schedules"
- able to flex; able to bend easily
- "slim flexible birches"
- making or willing to make concessions
Adjective Satellite
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- "a flexible personality"
- bending and snapping back readily without breaking
Adj
- Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
- Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
- Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
Noun
- Something that is flexible.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“I bend, curve”).
Morphologically flex + -ible.
Synonyms
bain, bendable, bendsome, bendy, compromising, conciliatory, ductile, elastic, flexible, flexile, inconstant, limber, limp, lithe, malleable, manageable, obsequious, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, tractable, wavering, whippy
Antonyms
brittle, firm, inelastic, inflexible, rigid, stiff, unbendable, uncompromising
Scrabble Score: 20
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