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bendable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbɛndəbəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a flexible wire
  • a pliant young tree

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pliable, pliant, waxy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhendh-der. Proto-Germanic *bindaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *bandijaną Proto-West Germanic *bandijan Old English bendan Middle English benden English bend Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bendable From bend + -able.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: buigbaar — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Finnish: taipuisa — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Finnish: taipuva — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Hungarian: hajlítható — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Icelandic: beygjanlegur — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Manx: so-lhoobey — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Manx: so-chammey — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Portuguese: dobrável — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Russian: сгибаемый (sgibajemyj) — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Spanish: articulable — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Spanish: flexible — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Swedish: böjbar — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • Vietnamese: co the uon cong — able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking