flexible
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3.4
- adjective
- /ˈflɛksəbl/
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flexible
- Most ballerinas are so flexible that the sole curves when you're not wearing them.
- flexible membrane
- flexible conduit
- flexible shaft
It's a little more robust, it's a little more flexible, and it sets in just like a heartbeat.
- It's a little more robust, it's a little more flexible, and it sets in just like a heartbeat.
Examples
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Now the West needs to be more flexible and take a long-term view.
Academic text (2008) -
The rubber is flexible, allowing it to bend without breaking.
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It's flexible and extremely strong.
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It's all laser cut, it's quite flexible so it's quite comfortable to wear.
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Usually older women with less flexible joints have this trouble.
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Feel how slippery and flexible that cable is.
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Young, flexible branches can be woven into a platform.
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The plow proved to be both a durable and a flexible technology.
Academic text (1994) -
It is a flexible, soft angled brush.
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Maureen pours some apple juice for her mother and sticks a flexible straw in the glass.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
23
2.6
Able to return to its original shape after being stretched or pressed
18
3.7
Able to bend or move easily and smoothly
9
5.0
Able to return to shape after you bend, stretch, or press it
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4.2
Easy to bend or shape
3
5.6
Easily bent or shaped without breaking
2
2.5
Easy to move into new shapes
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3.0
Can curve without breaking
1
7.8
Able to bend easily and spring back without breaking, like a thin stick
Easy to bend without breaking, like a thin branch
Material that can stretch and return to its original shape, like rubber
Can bend or turn without breaking
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A farming tool with small metal teeth that follows the ground to remove weeds
- Specialized
A thin flexible tube with a light used to look inside the lower part of the colon
- Specialized
A test in which a thin tube with a camera goes into the lower bowel to look for small growths
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flexible comes from the old Latin roots flex and flectere, meaning 'bend'. So a flexible material or body can bend without breaking and then return to its shape, like when you 'flex' a muscle.