flexibility

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The ability to change easily to suit new conditions.

   I enjoyed the flexibility of my working arrangement.

2. 2
   noun

   The ability to bend or stretch easily without breaking.

   Yoga has improved the flexibility of her joints.

From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.

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