flexible

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“I bend, curve”). Morphologically flex +‎ -ible. === Pronunciation === (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/, /ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈflek.sɪ.bəl/ === Adjective === flexible (comparative more flexible, superlative most flexible) Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking. Synonym: pliable Antonyms: stiff, brittle, inflexible, rigid Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate. Synonyms: tractable, manageable, ductile Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations. Capable or being adapted or molded in some way. Synonyms: plastic, malleable ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== flexibility inflexible ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== foldable === Noun === flexible (plural flexibles) (chiefly engineering and manufacturing) Something that is flexible. === References === “flexible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. flexible on Wikipedia.Wikipedia flexibility on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin flexibilis. === Adjective === flexible (epicene, plural flexibles) flexible Synonym: flesible Antonym: inflexible ==== Related terms ==== flexibilidá == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin flexibilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fləkˈsib.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [flekˈsi.ble] === Adjective === flexible m or f (masculine and feminine plural flexibles) flexible Antonym: inflexible ==== Derived terms ==== disc flexible flexibilitzar ==== Related terms ==== flexibilitat === Further reading === “flexible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “flexible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “flexible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “flexible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin flexibilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɛk.sibl/ Homophone: flexibles Hyphenation: flexible === Adjective === flexible (plural flexibles) flexible ==== Derived terms ==== flexiblement inflexible ==== Related terms ==== flexibilité === Further reading === “flexible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === flexível (reintegrationist) flexíbel === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin flexibilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flekˈsible/ [flekˈs̺i.β̞lɪ] Rhymes: -ible Hyphenation: fle‧xi‧ble === Adjective === flexible m or f (plural flexibles) flexible Antonyms: inflexible, inflexíbel ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “flexible”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === flexible inflection of flexibel: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fleɡˈsible/ [fleɣ̞ˈsi.β̞le] Rhymes: -ible Syllabification: fle‧xi‧ble === Adjective === flexible m or f (masculine and feminine plural flexibles) flexible (clarification of this definition is needed.) Synonym: doblegable Antonym: inflexible ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “flexible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === flexible definite natural masculine singular of flexibel