flexibility

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US /ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #22166

Meanings

1

noun
The ability to change easily to suit new conditions.

I enjoyed the flexibility of my working arrangement.
2

noun
The ability to bend or stretch easily without breaking.

Yoga has improved the flexibility of her joints.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the ability to change... adaptability versatility

2 noun · the ability to bend or... pliability suppleness

Word family

Forms flexibilities

Derived forms flexicurityheteroflexibilityhomoflexibilityhyperflexibilityneuroflexibilitysemiflexibilityultraflexibility

Related forms flex

Etymology

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

flexibilité French flexibilitās la-lat flectō Latin

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# flexibility

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/
**Frequency rank:** 22166

## Meanings
1. The ability to change easily to suit new conditions.
2. The ability to bend or stretch easily without breaking.

## Examples
- I enjoyed the flexibility of my working arrangement.
- Yoga has improved the flexibility of her joints.

## Derived Forms
- flexicurity
- heteroflexibility
- homoflexibility
- hyperflexibility
- neuroflexibility
- semiflexibility
- ultraflexibility

## Related Forms
- flex

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: flexibilité
- Root: flexibilitās
- Root: flectō

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

## AI Etymology
Flexibility comes from French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility. In current use, the main senses are “The ability to change easily to suit new conditions” and “The ability to bend or stretch easily without breaking”.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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