flexibility
Pronunciation: /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/
The English word “flexibility” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
- The quality of having options.
Etymology
From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.
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