|
|
Definition of Flexible
1. Adjective. Capable of being changed. "Flexible schedules"
Derivative terms: Flexibleness
Antonyms: Inflexible
2. Adjective. Able to flex; able to bend easily. "Slim flexible birches"
Also: Elastic
Similar to: Bendable, Pliable, Pliant, Waxy, Double-jointed, Limber, Supple, Limber, Spinnable, Spinnbar, Stretched
Derivative terms: Flex, Flexibility, Flexibleness
Antonyms: Inflexible
3. Adjective. Able to adjust readily to different conditions. "An elastic clause in a contract"
Similar to: Adaptable
Derivative terms: Flexibility, Flexibleness, Pliability, Pliancy, Pliantness
4. Adjective. Bending and snapping back readily without breaking.
5. Adjective. Making or willing to make concessions. "Loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
Similar to: Yielding
Antonyms: Uncompromising
Derivative terms: Conciliate, Flexibility, Flexibleness
Definition of Flexible
1. a. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.
Definition of Flexible
1. capable of being bent [adj] : FLEXIBLY [adv]
Medical Definition of Flexible
1. 1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle. "When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks." (Shak) 2. Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering. "Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people." (Bacon) "Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible." (Shak) 3. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language. "This was a principle more flexible to their purpose." (Rogers) Synonym: Pliant, pliable, supple, tractable, manageable, ductile, obsequious, inconstant, wavering. Flex"ibleness, Flex"ibly. Origin: L. Flexibilis: cf. F. Flexible. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flexible
Other Resources:
