bendable

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˈbɛndəbəl/ UK /ˈbɛndəbəl/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like vendible /v/ vs /b/

adj

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being bent without breaking

The bendable wire could be shaped into any figure by hand.

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Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being bent... flexible pliable pliant supple elastic malleable

Opposites

rigid stiff inflexibleunbending

Word family

Derived forms bendability

Related forms bend bendy bender

Etymology

From bend + -able, from Old English bendan ('to bend, bind').

bendan Old English

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Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

# bendable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈbɛndəbəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈbɛndəbəl

## Meanings
1. capable of being bent without breaking

## Examples
- The bendable wire could be shaped into any figure by hand.

## Synonyms
- flexible
- pliable
- pliant
- supple
- elastic
- malleable

## Antonyms
- rigid
- stiff
- inflexible
- unbending

## Derived Forms
- bendability

## Related Forms
- bend
- bendy
- bender

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bendan

## Etymology
From bend + -able, from Old English bendan ('to bend, bind').

## AI Etymology
Bendable is an adjective meaning "capable of being bent without breaking". Historically, it is from bend + -able, from Old English bendan ('to bend, bind'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: bendable is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "capable of being bent without breaking", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain is anchored in Old English bendan. Close English family members include bendability, bend, bendy, and bender.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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