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English[edit]



Etymology[edit]
From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“I bend, curve”).
Morphologically flex + -ible.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flexible (comparative more flexible, superlative most flexible)
- Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- Synonym: pliable
- Antonyms: stiff, brittle, inflexible, rigid
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
- When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks.
- Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
- Synonyms: tractable, manageable, ductile
- 1625, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the chapter)”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
- Phocion the Athenian (a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people […]
- c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:
- Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible.
- Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
- 1735, John Rogers, Nineteen Sermons on various occasions:
- This they foresaw was a Principle more flexible to their Purpose
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Translations[edit]
easily bent without breaking
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easy and compliant
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capable or being adapted or molded
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See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
flexible (plural flexibles)
- (chiefly engineering and manufacturing) Something that is flexible.
- 2009 August 19, Terry McCrann, “Win-win deal for the times”, in Herald Sun[1]:
- Alcan is mostly flexibles -- and so it boosts Amcor's flexible packaging business to a globally significant $7 billion one.
References[edit]
- “flexible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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flexibility on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin flexibilis.
Adjective[edit]
flexible (epicene, plural flexibles)
- flexible
- Synonym: flesible
- Antonym: inflexible
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin flexibilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flexible (masculine and feminine plural flexibles)
- flexible
- Antonym: inflexible
Derived terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “flexible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “flexible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “flexible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “flexible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin flexibilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flexible (plural flexibles)
Derived terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “flexible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin flexibilis.
Adjective[edit]
flexible m or f (plural flexibles)
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “flexible” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
flexible
- inflection of flexibel:
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flexible (plural flexibles)
- flexible (clarification of this definition is needed)
- Antonym: inflexible
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “flexible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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