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bendable

bendable

1 3.0
Can curve without breaking
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɛndəbl/
translation icon : flexible
  • They've used some sort of black bendable plastic type of PVC material.
  • bendable straw

And that is because the material is just so bendable and flexible and stuff.

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Examples

  • Lace the shoe with bendable ribbon, 1/8 in. wide, in a favorite color.

    Academic text (1997)
  • It is a peach-colored dual-scoop lamp with bendable stalks.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And that is because the material is just so bendable and flexible and stuff.

  • Yeah, it is much more bendable and I like that it's like flexible and just easy to move around.

  • It's so much more bendable than normal thick glass.

  • So you just need something that is bendable, something that is able to be clamped to.

  • So what this is, if I can get it off, this is basically a kind of TPU bendable drip phone case.

  • I compare it to some of the tough PLA that is out there and so it's a little more bendable and flexible than your typical PLA.

  • It might not be that much longer before you are able to go to the store and buy a smartphone with a flexible, bendable, practically unbreakable display.

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  • The toy is made from a special material that is bendable enough for children to reshape it easily.

Synonyms

flexible
vsbendable
31 3.4

Able to bend easily without breaking and return to shape

allows bending without requiring return to original shape
supple
vsbendable
18 3.7

Able to bend or move easily and smoothly

describes basic capacity to curve without graceful quality
pliable
vsbendable
8 4.2

Easy to bend or shape

is limited to physical curving without implying adaptability
limber
vsbendable
7 4.1

Able to bend and move easily

applies generally to things, not only people or bodies
pliant
vsbendable
3 5.6

Easily bent or shaped without breaking

is limited to physical curving without implying adaptability
bendy
vsbendable
2 2.5

Easy to move into new shapes

is about the general ability to curve without breaking
moldable
vsbendable
  • US
1 4.1

You can shape materials like clay when they are soft

covers curving without needing soft pressing or forming
whippy
vsbendable
1 7.8

Able to bend easily and spring back without breaking, like a thin stick

allows curving without insisting on rapid rebound
deformable
vsbendable
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Able to be bent or shaped without breaking

focuses on reversible curving rather than lasting shape change
flexile
vsbendable
8.1

Easy to bend without breaking, like a thin branch

has identical meaning but is the head entry
shapeable
vsbendable
3.7

A material that you can make into different shapes

refers to simple curving without implying molding into fixed shapes
formable
vsbendable
4.4

Can be shaped or molded into a new form

is about curving without requiring forming into a fixed form

Antonyms

127 1.7

Not easy to bend or move

35 4.0

Does not bend because it is stiff

How Bendable

malleable
  • Specialized
3 6.0
flexible
31 3.4
pliable
8 4.2
bendable
1 3.0
stiff
127 1.7
rigid
35 4.0

Surface Forms

bendable positive

Morphology

bendable = bend (transparent) = bend + able

The word 'bendable' is transparently derived from 'bend' with the suffix '-able', indicating capability.

Etymology

Bendable comes from the simple verb bend, which means 'to curve' or 'change shape', plus the ending -able meaning 'can be'. So bendable means 'can be bent'.