How do you pronounce flexible?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/.

flexible

/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: flex-i-ble
IPA: /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/

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Meaning

adj

Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

adj

Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.

adj

Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.

adj

Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.

noun

Something that is flexible.

Example Sentences

"When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks."
"Phocion the Athenian (a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people[…]"
"Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible."
"You can't always get what you want: you need to learn to be flexible."
"a flexible language"
"This they foresaw was a Principle more flexible to their Purpose"

Etymology

From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: flexible, flexibilis
Suffix: flex

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/
British English: /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/

Inflected Forms

more flexible (comparative) most flexible (superlative) flexibles (plural)

Derived Forms

flexatone flexbone flexecutive flexibilization flexibilize flexibleness flexibly flexihours flexisexual flexisexuality flexitank flexitarian

Phrases

flexible sigmoidoscopy flexible time make flexible

Frequently Paired Words

flexibility inflexible foldable pliable pliant supple withy moldable

Synonyms

pliable tractable manageable ductile plastic malleable bendsome bendy inconstant limp obsequious pliant

Antonyms

stiff brittle inflexible rigid firm inelastic unbendable

Rhymes With

inflexible