Flexible

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Capable of being bent or flexed; pliable.
  • adj. Capable of being bent repeatedly without injury or damage.
  • adj. Susceptible to influence or persuasion; tractable.
  • adj. Responsive to change; adaptable: a flexible schedule.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; not stiff or brittle.
  • adj. Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
  • adj. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.
  • n. Something that is flexible
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.
  • adj. Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
  • adj. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Capable of being bent or changed in figure without breaking; specifically, not stiff; pliant; easily bent: as, a flexible rod; a flexible plant.
  • Capable of yielding to entreaties, arguments, or other moral force; that may be persuaded to compliance; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; not inexorable; ductile; manageable; tractable.
  • That may be adapted or accommodated; capable of receiving different forms, or of being applied to a variety of uses; plastic: as, a flexible language; a flexible text.
  • In music, able to execute or perform with rapidity: particularly used of the voice.
  • Synonyms Pliable, supple, limber, lithe, facile, adaptable.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. capable of being changed
  • adj. able to adjust readily to different conditions
  • adj. able to flex; able to bend easily
  • adj. bending and snapping back readily without breaking
  • adj. making or willing to make concessions
  • Equivalent
    on the table    negotiable    limber    supple    adaptable    pliant    spinnable    waxy    pliable    bendable   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pliant    inconstant    obsequious    wavering    pliable    manageable    tractable    supple    ductile    plastic   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    inflexible   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    efficient    thin    new    sensitive    mobile    reliable    slender    elastic    tough