flexible

CEFRB2

/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to bend or change easily.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • The education system needs to be more flexible.

  • You must be flexible in your thinking.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈflek.sɪ.bəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

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

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

  3. Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.

More examples

In context

  • You can't always get what you want: you need to learn to be flexible.

  • a flexible language

  • When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks.

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Origin

adjective

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