flexible
pronunciation
How to pronounce flexible in British English:
UK [ˈfleksəbl]
How to pronounce flexible in American English:
US [ˈfleksəbl]
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- Adjective:
- extended meanings; capable of change
- able to flex; able to bend easily
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- bending and snapping back readily without breaking
- making or willing to make concessions
Word Origin
- flexible (adj.)
- early 15c., "capable of being bent; mentally or spiritually pliant," from Middle French flexible or directly from Latin flexibilis "that may be bent, pliant, flexible, yielding;" figuratively "tractable, inconstant," from flex-, past participle stem of flectere "to bend," which is of uncertain origin. Flexile (1630s) and flexive (1620s) have become rare. Related: Flexibly. Coles' dictionary (1717) has flexiloquent "speaking words of doubtful or double meaning."
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Example
- 1. The working hours here are flexible .
- 2. Smoking damages the elastin that helps keep facial skin flexible .
- 3. Mr zhao is also prepared to be flexible in search of returns .
- 4. But the notion of " too many " is more flexible than it seems .
- 5. It 's also transparent and highly flexible , making it an ideal candidate for making better electronics and other devices .