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flexible.

Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/Canada, UK, US/ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/Canada, UK, US/ˈflek.sɪ.bəl/Australia
  1. Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

  2. Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.

  3. Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.

    You can't always get what you want: you need to learn to be flexible.
  4. Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.

    a flexible language
Where this word comes from

From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible.

noun/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/Canada, UK, US/ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/Canada, UK, US/ˈflek.sɪ.bəl/Australia
  1. Something that is flexible.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible.

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