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English
Etymology
From L. flexibilis; confer French flexible#French|flexible.
Pronunciation
\Flex"i*ble audio|en-us-flexible.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
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- Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.
#: When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. -Shak.
- Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
#: Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. -Bacon.
#: Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. -Shak.
- Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.
#: This was a principle more flexible to their purpose. -Rogers.
Synonyms
top3
ductile
inconstant
manageable
mid3
obsequious
pliant
pliable
mid3
supple
tractable
wavering
Related terms
flexibility
Translations
trans-top|easily bent without breaking
Finnish: t|fi|joustava
Hungarian: t|hu|hajlékony
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|гибкий|tr=gÃbkij
trans-bottom
trans-top|easy and compliant
Finnish: t|fi|joustava
Hungarian: t|hu|alkalmazkodó
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|поклади���й|tr=pokládistyj
trans-bottom
trans-top|capable or being adapted or molded
Finnish: t|fi|joustava
Hungarian: t|hu|rugalmas
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|гибкий|tr=gÃbkij
trans-bottom
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ttbc|Dutch: flexibel#Dutch|flexibel, soepel, buigzaam (1)
ttbc|French: souple
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ttbc|German: flexibel#German|flexibel (1,2,3)
ttbc|Swedish: flexibel#Swedish|flexibel
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References
R:1913
French
Etymology
From L.|fr flexibilis
Pronunciation
IPA|/fl�k.sibl/
Adjective
flexible
- #English|flexible
Related terms
flexibilité
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