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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
/ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/
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rhymes with -ɪlɪti
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F L EH2 K S AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0
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The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pliability, suppleness, versatility
Antonyms: none provided
The quality of having options.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the quality of being adaptable or variable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flexibleness
Antonyms: inflexibility
Broader terms: adaptability
Narrower terms: wiggle room
the trait of being easily persuaded
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tractability, tractableness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trait
Narrower terms: manageability, manageableness, docility, tameness, domestication, amenability, amenableness, cooperativeness, obedience
the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flexibleness
Antonyms: inflexibility
Broader terms: malleability, plasticity
Narrower terms: bendability, pliability, whip
From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.
Across languages
Translations 43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
epshmëri
— quality of being flexible
Arabic :
مُرُونة
(murūna)
— quality of being flexible
Armenian :
ճկունություն
(čkunutʻyun)
— quality of being flexible
Catalan :
flexibilitat
— quality of being flexible
Czech :
ohebnost
— quality of being flexible
Danish :
bøjelighed
— quality of being flexible
Danish :
fleksibilitet
— quality of being flexible
Danish :
smidighed
— quality of being flexible
Esperanto :
fleksebleco
— quality of being flexible
Finnish :
joustavuus
— quality of being flexible
French :
souplesse
— quality of being flexible
French :
flexibilité
— quality of being flexible
Galician :
flexibilidade
— quality of being flexible
Georgian :
მოქნილობა
(mokniloba)
— quality of being flexible
Georgian :
დრეკადობა
(dreḳadoba)
— quality of being flexible
German :
Flexibilität
— quality of being flexible
Greek :
ευελιξία
(evelixía)
— quality of being flexible
Greek :
ευκαμψία
(efkampsía)
— quality of being flexible
Hebrew :
גְּמִישׁוּת
(gmishút)
— quality of being flexible
Italian :
flessibilità
— quality of being flexible
Japanese :
柔軟性
(jūnansei)
— quality of being flexible
Japanese :
可撓性
(katōsei)
— quality of being flexible
Japanese :
フレキシビリティ
(furekishibiriti)
— quality of being flexible
Korean :
유연성
(yuyeonseong)
— quality of being flexible
Northern Kurdish :
çemînbarî
— quality of being flexible
Latin :
flexibilitās
— quality of being flexible
Manx :
so-lhoobaght
— quality of being flexible
Manx :
so-vioraght
— quality of being flexible
Māori :
ngohengohenga
— quality of being flexible
Norwegian Bokmål :
fleksibilitet
— quality of being flexible
Norwegian Bokmål :
bøyelighet
— quality of being flexible
Norwegian Nynorsk :
fleksibilitet
— quality of being flexible
Polish :
elastyczność
— quality of being flexible
Portuguese :
flexibilidade
— quality of being flexible
Romanian :
flexibilitate
— quality of being flexible
Russian :
ги́бкость
(gíbkostʹ)
— quality of being flexible
Slovak :
flexibilita
— quality of being flexible
Spanish :
flexibilidad
— quality of being flexible
Swedish :
flexibilitet
— quality of being flexible
Tagalog :
pagkahutukin
— quality of being flexible
Thai :
ความยืดหยุ่น
(kwaam-yʉ̂ʉt-yùn)
— quality of being flexible
Turkish :
esneklik
— quality of being flexible
Turkish :
elastikiyet
— quality of being flexible
