inflexible

English

Etymology

From Middle French inflexible, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inflexibilis. See also in- +‎ flexible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈflɛksəbl̩/

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Adjective

inflexible (comparative more inflexible, superlative most inflexible)

1. Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent

   Synonyms: stiff, rigid, firm, unyielding

2. Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obstinate
• unflexible

Antonyms

• flexible

Related terms

• inflexibility
• inflexibleness
• inflexibly

Translations

stiff, rigid

• Asturian: inflexible
• Bulgarian: неогъваем (neogǎvaem)
• Catalan: inflexible (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 呆板 (zh) (dāibǎn)

• French: inflexible (fr)
• Galician: inflexible (gl), inflexíbel (gl)
• German: inflexibel
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄκαμπτος (ákamptos)

• Icelandic: ósveigjanlegur (is)
• Italian: inflessibile (it)
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• Latin: rigens
• Maori: whakaioio
• Polish: sztywny (pl)
• Portuguese: inflexível (pt)
• Romanian: neflexibil (ro) m or n, inflexibil (ro) m or n, rigid (ro) m or n
• Russian: неги́бкий (ru) (negíbkij), негну́щийся (ru) (negnúščijsja), несгиба́емый (ru) (nesgibájemyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: rag
• Spanish: inflexible (es)

obstinate, stubborn

• Asturian: inflexible
• Bulgarian: непреклонен (bg) (nepreklonen), непоколебим (bg) (nepokolebim)
• Catalan: inflexible (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 固執／固执 (zh), 固执 (zh) (gùzhí, gùzhi)

• Galician: inflexible (gl), inflexíbel (gl)
• German: unbeugsam (de)
• Icelandic: ósveigjanlegur (is)
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• Polish: nieugięty (pl)
• Portuguese: inflexível (pt)
• Romanian: rigid (ro) m or n
• Russian: неги́бкий (ru) (negíbkij), непрекло́нный (ru) (nepreklónnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: rag
• Spanish: inflexible (es)

References

• “inflexible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Asturian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inflexiblis.

Adjective

inflexible (epicene, plural inflexibles)

1. inflexible

Antonyms

• flexible

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inflexiblis.

Adjective

inflexible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inflexibles)

1. inflexible

   Antonym: flexible

Derived terms

• inflexiblement

Related terms

• inflexibilitat

Further reading

• “inflexible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inflexible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “inflexible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “inflexible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Etymology

in- +‎ flexible

Adjective

inflexible (plural inflexibles)

1. inflexible

Derived terms

• inflexiblement

Related terms

• inflexibilité

Further reading

• “inflexible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Alternative forms

• inflexíbel

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inflexiblis.

Adjective

inflexible m or f (plural inflexibles)

1. inflexible

Antonyms

• flexible, flexíbel

Derived terms

• inflexiblemente

Related terms

• inflexibilidade

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inflexiblis.

Adjective

inflexible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inflexibles)

1. inflexible

Antonyms

• flexible

Derived terms

• inflexiblemente

Related terms

• inflexibilidad