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🔀 To bend partly 🔀 Partly flexible
semiflex

semiflex

6.4
Able to bend a little but not completely
  • adjective
translation icon : semiflexible
  • We chose a semiflex hose because it can bend slightly without kinking.

Examples

  • The semiflex cable is ideal for installations that require some movement but not complete flexibility.

  • This semiflex material is used in products that need to hold their shape but still allow a little give.

  • The semiflex material is perfect for our project.

  • This chair has a semiflex backrest for added comfort.

  • The semiflex tubing allows for slight bends without losing its structural integrity.

  • For my project, I needed a semiflex joint that could adjust to slight movements in the framework.

  • The semiflex waistband provides comfort while still offering support during physical activities.

Synonyms

flexible
vssemiflex
31 3.4

Able to bend easily without breaking and return to shape

is only partly able to bend and does not reach full bending ability
supple
vssemiflex
18 3.7

Able to bend or move easily and smoothly

permits limited bending and lacks that smooth, graceful motion
pliable
vssemiflex
8 4.2

Easy to bend or shape

bends only to some degree and is less readily changed
limber
vssemiflex
7 4.1

Able to bend and move easily

allows some bending but not the full bodily ease described
pliant
vssemiflex
3 5.6

Easily bent or shaped without breaking

is less easily shaped and allows only partial molding
bendy
vssemiflex
2 2.5

Easy to move into new shapes

is firmer and bends less than that casual kind
bendable
vssemiflex
1 3.0

Can curve without breaking

permits only partial flex and provides less movement than that
semiflexible
vssemiflex
4.6

Able to bend a little but not completely

is the same idea with limited bending rather than full motion
semirigid
vssemiflex
7.2

Partly stiff but still a little flexible

is partly bendable and allows limited movement rather than resisting it
stiffish
vssemiflex
4.9

A little hard to bend or move

is partly able to bend and less stiff than that
flexile
vssemiflex
8.1

Easy to bend without breaking, like a thin branch

allows only limited bending rather than easy full bending

Antonyms

rigid
35 4.0

Does not bend because it is stiff

inflexible
1 4.9

Not able to bend or change shape

How Flexible

supple
18 3.7
flexible
31 3.4
semiflex
6.4
rigid
35 4.0

Surface Forms

semiflex positive

Morphology

semiflex = flex (transparent) = semi + flex

The meaning is directly compositional: semi- means partly and flex refers to bending or flexibility.

Etymology

The word semiflex is made of semi- 'half' and flex 'to bend', the same flex you see in flexible. So semiflex describes something 'partly flexible' that can bend a little but not fully.