English Explanatory Dictionary

flexible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
  2. Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
  3. Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
  4. Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
noun
  1. Something that is flexible.

Pronunciation

/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ /ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/ en-us-flexible.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-flexible.wav /ˈflek.sɪ.bəl/

Word forms

flexible more flexible most flexible flexibles

Etymology

From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible.

Synonyms

bendsome bendy ductile inconstant limp manageable obsequious pliable pliant supple tractable wavering bain bendable flexible flexile limber lithe plastic malleable

Antonyms

firm inelastic inflexible rigid stiff unbendable brittle

Related words

flexibility inflexible foldable pliable pliant supple withy moldable obstinate soft

Derived words

flexatone flexbone flexecutive flexibilization flexibilize flexibleness flexible sigmoidoscopy flexible time flexibly flexihours flexisexual flexisexuality flexitank flexitarian flexivore heteroflexible homoflexible hyperflexible make flexible nonflexible rectiflexible semiflexible ultraflexible unflexible
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