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flexible definition
flexible |
Grep of noun flexible flexible joint flexible sigmoidoscope flexible sigmoidoscopy flexibleness Overview of adj flexible The adj flexible has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) flexible -- (extended meanings; capable of change; "a flexible character"; "flexible schedules") 2. (2) flexible, flexile -- (able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches") 3. (1) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant -- (able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract") 4. (1) flexible -- (bends and snaps back readily without breaking) 5. compromising, conciliatory, flexible -- (making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet") Antonyms of adj flexible 5 senses of flexible Sense 1 flexible (vs. inflexible) inflexible (vs. flexible) => adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent => die-hard(postnominal), rock-ribbed => flinty, granitic, unyielding => fossilized, fossilised, ossified => hard-core, hardcore => ironclad, brassbound Sense 2 flexible (vs. inflexible), flexile inflexible (vs. flexible) => muscle-bound => rigid, stiff => semirigid => stand-up, stiff => stiff => stiffened Sense 3 elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant INDIRECT (VIA adaptable) -> unadaptable Sense 4 flexible INDIRECT (VIA elastic) -> inelastic Sense 5 compromising (vs. uncompromising), conciliatory, flexible Similarity of adj flexible 5 senses of flexible Sense 1 flexible (vs. inflexible) => limber, supple => negotiable => versatile Sense 2 flexible (vs. inflexible), flexile => bendable, pliable, pliant => double-jointed => limber, supple => stretched Also See-> elastic#1 Sense 3 elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant => adaptable (vs. unadaptable) Sense 4 flexible => elastic (vs. inelastic) Sense 5 compromising (vs. uncompromising), conciliatory, flexible => yielding Attributes of adj flexible Familiarity of adj flexible flexible used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj flexible flexible inflexible Overview of adj flexible The adj flexible has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) flexible -- (extended meanings; capable of change; "a flexible character"; "flexible schedules") 2. (2) flexible, flexile -- (able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches") 3. (1) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant -- (able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract") 4. (1) flexible -- (bends and snaps back readily without breaking) 5. compromising, conciliatory, flexible -- (making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet")
flexible definition
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