flexible B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈflek.sɪ.bəl/ UK /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ See IPA manual Freq #10601 Meanings 1 adj Able to change easily to suit new or different conditions. You need to be flexible and accept that plans can change. 2 adj Able to bend easily without breaking. The wire is thin and flexible. 3 adj Willing to listen to others and change your mind. A good manager is flexible about how the work gets done. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to change easily to... adaptable 2 adj · able to bend easily without... pliable 3 adj · willing to listen to others... accommodating More bainbendablebendsomebendyductileflexileinconstantlimberlimplithemanageableobsequious ↔ Opposites firminelasticinflexiblerigidstiffunbendable Word family Derived forms flexatoneflexboneflexecutiveflexibilizationflexibilizeflexiblenessflexiblyflexihoursflexisexualflexisexualityflexitankflexitarian Related forms flexibilityfoldableinflexiblemoldableobstinatepliablepliantsoftsupplewithy Common collocations flexible joint Adjective + noun flexible workforce Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible. flexible Middle French flexibilis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flexible **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈflek.sɪ.bəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ **Frequency rank:** 10601 ## Meanings 1. Able to change easily to suit new or different conditions. 2. Able to bend easily without breaking. 3. Willing to listen to others and change your mind. ## Examples - You need to be flexible and accept that plans can change. - The wire is thin and flexible. - A good manager is flexible about how the work gets done. ## Synonyms - bain - bendable - bendsome - bendy - ductile - flexile - inconstant - limber - limp - lithe - manageable - obsequious ## Antonyms - firm - inelastic - inflexible - rigid - stiff - unbendable ## Derived Forms - flexatone - flexbone - flexecutive - flexibilization - flexibilize - flexibleness - flexibly - flexihours - flexisexual - flexisexuality - flexitank - flexitarian ## Related Forms - flexibility - foldable - inflexible - moldable - obstinate - pliable - pliant - soft - supple - withy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: flexible - Root: flexibilis - Affix: -ible - able to be ## Etymology From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible. ## AI Etymology Flexible comes from Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible. In current use, the main senses are “Able to change easily to suit new or different conditions” and “Able to bend easily without breaking”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown