flexible
Pronunciation: /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/
The English word “flexible” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
- Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
- Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
noun
- Something that is flexible.
Etymology
From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible.
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