What does flexible mean?
Definitions for flexible
ˈflɛk sə bəlflex·i·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
flexibleadjective
capable of being changed
"flexible schedules"
flexible, flexileadjective
able to flex; able to bend easily
"slim flexible birches"
elastic, flexible, pliable, pliantadjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions
"an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
flexible, whippyadjective
bending and snapping back readily without breaking
compromising, conciliatory, flexibleadjective
making or willing to make concessions
"loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
Wiktionary
flexiblenoun
Something that is flexible
flexibleadjective
Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; not stiff or brittle.
When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. -William Shakespeare
flexibleadjective
Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
flexibleadjective
Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.
This was a principle more flexible to their purpose. -Rogers.
Etymology: From flexibilis, from flecto. Compare French flexible.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FLEXIBLEadjective
Etymology: flexibilis, Latin; flexible, French.
When splitting winds
Make flexible the knees of knotted oaks. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cress.Take a stock-gillyflower and tie it upon a stick, and put them both into a stoop glass full of quicksilver, so that the flower be covered: after four or five days you shall find the flower fresh, and the stalk harder and less flexible than it was. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 796.
Phocyon was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. Francis Bacon.
Under whose care soever a child is put to be taught, during the tender and flexible years of his life, it should be one who thinks Latin and language the least part of education. John Locke.
This was a principle more flexible to their purpose. John Rogers.
ChatGPT
flexible
Flexible refers to the ability or quality of easily adapting or adjusting to different conditions, changes, or situations without being negatively affected. It can also refer to something that is easily bent or manipulated without breaking. This term can be applied to various contexts, including physical materials, schedules, plans, or personal attributes such as thinking or behavior.
Webster Dictionary
Flexibleadjective
capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle
Flexibleadjective
willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering
Flexibleadjective
capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Flexible
fleks′i-bl, Flexile, fleks′il, adj. easily bent: pliant: docile.—v.t. Flex, to bend or make a flexure of.—adjs. Flexan′imous, influencing the mind; Flexed, bent.—ns. Flex′ibleness, Flexibil′ity, pliancy: easiness to be persuaded.—adv. Flex′ibly.—ns. Flex′ion, Flec′tion, a bend: a fold: the action of a flexor muscle; Flex′or, a muscle which bends a joint, as opposed to Extensor.—adjs. Flex′ūous, Flex′ūose, of windings and turnings: variable.—n. Flex′ūre, a bend or turning: (math.) the curving of a line or surface: the bending of loaded beams: (Shak.) obsequious bowing. [L. flexibilis, flexilis—flectĕre, flexum, to bend.]
Editors Contribution
flexible
Able to change or adjust where just and fair.
Flexible working hours is always wise.
Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020
Entomology
Flexible
pliable; with elastic properties.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'flexible' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3930
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'flexible' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4660
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'flexible' in Adjectives Frequency: #526
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flexible in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flexible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of flexible in a Sentence
There are few modern gyms in the village, but most men prefer the traditional style of working out, it makes your body flexible and the risk of injury is less as well.
United States's United States, there are incentives private companies are offering for sign-on bonuses, referral bonuses. They're offering flexible hours.
You can boil down all of my negotiations to one word: flexibility. Is this organization flexible enough to make sure that countries inside the eurozone can grow and succeed, and countries outside the eurozone like Britain can find what they need as well, if it's flexible enough, we'll stay. If it's not flexible enough we'll have to ask ourselves a very profound question: is this organization for us?
Most of us are so wrapped around efficiency in management that we don’t sufficiently value flexibility, we’re willing to take some inefficiency narrowly and in edge cases to create an environment that’s extremely flexible because we think that outperforms in the long term.
There are practical challenges which can only be addressed with a combination of flexible planning and relentless execution. Even then, the benefits can appear later than hoped for.
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- مرنArabic
- esnekAzerbaijani
- податлив, приспособяващ се, гъвкавBulgarian
- flexibleCatalan, Valencian
- ohebnýCzech
- fleksibel, smidig, føjeligDanish
- elastisch, nachgiebig, weich, flexibel, dehnbar, fügsam, biegsamGerman
- ευέλικτος, εύκαμπτοςGreek
- flekseblaEsperanto
- flexibleSpanish
- paindlikEstonian
- joustavaFinnish
- maléable, flexibleFrench
- solúbtha, aclaíIrish
- lùbachScottish Gaelic
- flexíbel, flexibleGalician
- so-lhoobeyManx
- लचीलाHindi
- rugalmas, alkalmazkodó, hajlékonyHungarian
- ճկուն, զիջողArmenian
- sveigjanlegurIcelandic
- flessibile, pieghevoleItalian
- 柔軟なJapanese
- អាចបត់បែនបានKhmer
- ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವKannada
- flexibilisLatin
- buigzaam, flexibelDutch
- fleksibelNorwegian
- ନମନୀୟOriya
- flexívelPortuguese
- flexibilRomanian
- гибкий, покладистыйRussian
- flexibel, böjbarSwedish
- esneklik, elastikTurkish
- Linh hoạtVietnamese
- 灵活Chinese
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