flexible

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/, /ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/

Adjective

flexible

1. Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

   Synonyms: pliable

   Antonyms: stiff, brittle, inflexible

   When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. -William Shakespeare

2. Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.

   Synonyms: tractable, manageable, ductile

   Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. - Francis Bacon.

   Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. - William Shakespeare

3. Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.

   Synonyms: plastic, malleable

   a flexible language

   This was a principle more flexible to their purpose. -Rogers.

Synonyms

• bendsome
• ductile
• inconstant
• manageable
• obsequious
• pliant
• pliable
• supple
• tractable
• wavering

Related terms

• flexibility
• inflexible

Translations

• French: flexible
• German: biegsam, flexibel, elastisch, dehnbar
• Italian: flessibile, pieghevole
• Portuguese: flexível
• Russian: ги́бкий
• Spanish: flexible, doblegable

Translations

• French: flexible
• German: fügsam, flexibel, elastisch, nachgiebig
• Italian: flessibile
• Portuguese: flexível
• Russian: покла́дистый
• Spanish: obediente

Translations

• French: flexible, maléable
• German: flexibel, dehnbar, weich
• Italian: flessibile
• Portuguese: flexível
• Russian: ги́бкий
• Spanish: flexible

Noun

flexible (plural flexibles)

1. (chiefly, engineering and manufacturing) Something that is flexible.

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