flexibility
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flexibility
- /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪlɪti
Where it comes from
From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.
noun flexibilities
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The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age.
Similar: pliability, suppleness, versatility
- The quality of having options. I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: flexibleness, tractability, tractableness, supple, flex, limber, scope, agility, versatility, actuation, manoeuvring, versatile, resilience, softness, soft, softening
Translations
Every language
noun quality of being flexible
| Español | flexibilidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유연성 yuyeonseong |
| 日本語 | 柔軟性 jūnansei, 可撓性 katōsei, フレキシビリティ furekishibiriti |
| Português | flexibilidade |
| Français | souplesse, flexibilité |
| Deutsch | Flexibilität |
| Italiano | flessibilità |
| Ελληνικά | ευελιξία evelixía, ευκαμψία efkampsía |
| Română | flexibilitate |
| Русский | ги́бкость gíbkostʹ |
| العربية | مُرُونة murūna |
| עברית | גְּמִישׁוּת gmishút |
Talk about this word "flexibility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flexibility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flexibility. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flexibility "flexibility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flexibility.Cite this
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title = {flexibility},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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