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- pronunciation:
- flek
s
bl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
easily bent or able to bend without breaking; pliable.
Rubber is a flexible material.
- synonyms:
- bendable, lithe, pliable, pliant, supple
- antonyms:
- brittle, inflexible, stiff
- similar words:
- ductile, elastic, limber, malleable, plastic, resilient, soft, springy, tractable
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| definition 2: |
adapting or adaptable to changing circumstance.
We have a flexible plan in case it rains this afternoon.- synonyms:
- adaptable, adjustable, conformable, elastic, pliable, supple
- antonyms:
- absolute, immovable, inflexible, uncompromising
- similar words:
- accommodating, amenable, changeable, compliant, fluid, malleable, responsive
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| definition 3: |
able to be swayed or influenced; pliant.
Once my mother made a decision, it was final; but my dad was always flexible.- synonyms:
- ductile, pliant
- antonyms:
- hardheaded, hidebound, impenetrable, inflexible, opinionated, set, stern
- similar words:
- biddable, complaisant, compliant, docile, malleable, pliable, soft, suggestible, tractable, yielding
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| related words: |
adaptable, all-around, lissome, lithe, supple, variable |
adverb + (adj.)flexible
extremely, highly, less, more, somewhat, sufficiently
(adj.)flexible
+ adverb
enough
(adj.)flexible
+ noun
account,
approach,
arrangement,
benefit,
blade,
boundary,
capability,
child-care,
circuit,
connector,
coupling,
criteria,
curriculum,
diaphragm,
dollar,
examination,
exchange,
fabric,
flexibility,
foam,
format,
frame,
framework,
funding,
grouping,
guideline,
hose,
hour,
instrument,
joint,
labor,
laryngoscopy,
liner,
manner,
manufacturing,
mechanism,
membrane,
nail,
option,
pension,
pipe,
plastic,
polymer,
pricing,
regulation,
response,
robot,
rod,
schedule,
scheduling,
scope,
shaft,
sigmoidoscopy,
spending,
spine,
steel,
stem,
strategy,
structure,
substrate,
tactic,
tool,
tube,
tubing,
work,
working,
workplace
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| derivations: |
flexibly (adv.), flexibility (n.) |
The word flexible
contains the following parts:
flect, flex
Latin
root
that means bend
  Example words:
-able, -ible, -ble
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means capable of being, doing, or undergoing
More about this word part:
The suffix -able
, and its variants, is attached to Latin verb roots or English transitive verbs to form adjectives. (In a small set of cases, -able
is attached to a noun, e.g. knowledgeable and marriageable.) For spelling purposes, it is useful to know that -able
is more likely to be added to a whole English word (comparable
, adorable
), while -ible
is more likely to follow a bound root (visible
, legible
). However,there are still many words which combine a root with -able
(capable
, inevitable
). The suffix -ity can be added to any adjective ending in -able
, -ible
, -ble
to produce a corresponding noun ending in -ability, -ibility, -bility (possible
+ -ity > possibility; irrevocable
+ -ity > irrevocability.)
Example words:
acceptable, accessible, admissible, adorable, amiable, amicable, audible, avoidable, believable, bearable, biodegradable, capable, calculable, cognizable, comparable, compatible, comprehensible, conformable, conversable, convertible, corrigible, credible, creditable, curable, dependable, despicable, disagreeable, disposable, divisible, eligible, explicable, flammable, flexible, illegible, illimitable, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impalpable, impassable, impeccable, impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impregnable, inalienable, inaudible, incapable, incalculable, incommunicable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, detectable, conceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefeasible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indivisible, indomitable, ineligible, ineluctable, ineradicable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, inhospitable, inimitable, inscrutable, inseparable, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, invaluable, invariable, invincible, invisible, irrefragable, irrefutable, irremissible, irreparable, irreversible, irrevocable, legible, likable, lovable, manageable, measurable, movable, navigable, notable, opposable, palpable, perishable, permissible, placable, portable, possible, potable, predictable, preferable, prescriptible, recognizable, remissible, reprehensible, reversible, risible, semipermeable, sensible, superable, susceptible, tangible, tenable, tolerable, tractable, transmissible, unsupportable, usable, viable, visible, washable, affordable, allowable, reliable, remarkable, approachable, disputable, drinkable, durable, eatable, renewable, sustainable, unshakable
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