bendy

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛndi/ (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɪndi/ Homophone: bindi Rhymes: -ɛndi === Etymology 1 === From bend +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== bendy (comparative bendier, superlative bendiest) Having the ability to be bent easily. (informal) Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily; resilient. Containing many bends and twists. (of a vehicle) Articulated. ===== Synonyms ===== (having the ability to be bent easily): flexible, pliable, supple (of a person): flexible, limber, lissom or lissome, lithe, supple (having many bends and twists): sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisty, winding, windy (articulated): articulated, jointed ===== Derived terms ===== bendiness bendy-boy bendy bus bendy straw ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== bendy (plural bendies) (UK, slang) A bendy bus. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English bendee, from Old French bendé (past participle). ==== Adjective ==== bendy (not comparable) (heraldry) Divided into diagonal bands of colour. ==== Noun ==== bendy (plural bendies) (heraldry) A field divided diagonally into several bends, varying in metal and colour. ==== References ==== The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [3] === See also === jungle bendy === Anagrams === Denby, by-end