flexibility
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“I bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flexibility (countable and uncountable, plural flexibilities)
- The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
- Synonyms: pliability, suppleness, versatility
- 2020 December 2, Philip Haigh, “A winter of discontent caused by threat of union action”, in Rail, page 63:
- Whether redundancies come and whether they result in industrial action remains to be seen, but it's clear that the RMT is not prepared to show any flexibility towards rail companies.
- The quality of having options.
- I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.
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Translations[edit]
quality of being flexible
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