English Explanatory Dictionary

flexibility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
  2. The quality of having options.

Pronunciation

/ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/ en-us-flexibility.ogg /ˈflɛksɪb(ɪ)lɪʈi/

Word forms

flexibility flexibilities

Etymology

From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.

Synonyms

pliability suppleness versatility

Related words

flex

Derived words

flexicurity heteroflexibility homoflexibility hyperflexibility labour market flexibility low temperature flexibility neuroflexibility semiflexibility ultraflexibility waxy flexibility
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