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1. (adj.) flexible
capable of being bent, usu. without breaking; easily bent.
2. flexible
susceptible of modification or adaptation; adaptable:
a flexible schedule.
3. flexible
willing or disposed to yield; pliable; tractable:
a flexible personality.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L flexibilis. See flex1, -ible)
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1. (adj) flexible
capable of being changed
"flexible schedules"
2. (adj) flexible, flexile
able to flex; able to bend easily
"slim flexible birches"
3. (adj) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant
able to adjust readily to different conditions
"an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
4. (adj) flexible, whippy
bending and snapping back readily without breaking
5. (adj) compromising, conciliatory, flexible
making or willing to make concessions
"loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
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1. (adjective) flexible
able to change or willing to accept changes
flexible working hours; You need to be flexible in this job.
2. flexible
able to bend easily
exercises to make you more flexible; the flexibility to work longer hours when necessary; exercises to improve your flexibility
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) flexible
capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle
2. (adj) flexible
willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering
3. (adj) flexible
capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language
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Sense: that can be bent easily
flexible metal.
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 Afrikaans: buigbaar |
 Arabic: قابِل للإلْتِواء |
 Bulgarian: гъвкав |
 Brazilian: maleável |
 Czech: ohebný |
 German: biegsam |
 Danish: fleksibel; bøjelig |
 Greek: εύκαμπτος |
 Spanish: flexible |
 Estonian: painduv |
 Farsi: انعطاف پذیر |
 Finnish: taipuisa |
 French: flexible |
 Hebrew: גָמִישׁ |
 Hindi: लचीला |
 Croatian: savitljiv, elastičan |
 Hungarian: hajlítható |
 Indonesian: lentur |
 Icelandic: sveigjanlegur |
 Italian: flessibile |
 Japanese: 曲げやすい |
 Korean: 휘기 쉬운 |
 Lithuanian: lankstus |
 Latvian: lokans; elastīgs |
 Malay: mudah lentur |
 Dutch: buigzaam |
 Norwegian: bøyelig, smidig, fleksibe |
 Polish: giętki |
 Persian: انعطاف پذیر |
 Pashto: كمېدونكى، دكږيدووړ، تاوېد |
 Portuguese: maleável |
 Romanian: flexibil |
 Russian: гибкий |
 Slovak: ohybný |
 Slovenian: upogljiv |
 Serbian: savitljiv |
 Swedish: böjbar, mjuk, elastisk |
 Thai: โค้งหรืองอได้ |
 Turkish: esnek |
 Taiwanese: 易彎曲的 |
 Ukrainian: гнучкий |
 Urdu: لچکدار |
 Vietnamese: dẻo; dễ uốn |
 Chinese: 易弯曲的 |
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