flexibility
/ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.02 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Whether redundancies come and whether they result in industrial action remains to be seen, but it's clear that the RMT is not prepared to show any flexibility towards rail companies."
- "I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast."
- "For millions of people like Poteat, pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities have made health care much more accessible. […] “What the flexibility of telehealth allows during Covid was to shift gears extraordinarily rapidly,” said Dr. Shawn Ryan, a regional director of the American Society of Addiction Medicine."
Etymology
From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: flexibilité, flexibilitās, flectō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/
- British English: /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/