Flexible Definition
flĕksə-bəl
adjective
Able to bend without breaking; not stiff or rigid; easily bent; pliant.
Webster's New World
Able to bend the body easily; limber; supple.
Webster's New World
Easily persuaded or influenced; tractable.
Webster's New World
Adjustable to change; capable of modification.
A flexible voice.
Webster's New World
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs.
A job with flexible hours; a flexible definition of normality.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- supple
- pliant
- pliable
- malleable
- elastic
- adjustable
- adaptable
- adaptive
- compromising
- conciliatory
- whippy
- flexile
- unstrict
- unsevere
- unaustere
noun
(chiefly engineering and manufacturing) Something that is flexible.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- unharsh
- tractability
- plasticity
- mobility
- lissomeness
- flexibility
- elasticity
- amenability
- maneuverability
Other Word Forms of Flexible
Noun
Singular:
flexible
Plural:
flexiblesOrigin of Flexible
From Latin flexibilis from flexus past participle of flectere to bend
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“I bend, curve”).
From Wiktionary
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