Definition
Capable of bending easily; flexible or pliant in nature.
Etymology
From Latin 'flexilis,' the original adjective form meaning 'capable of being bent,' used in English since the 1600s as an alternative to 'flexible.'
Kelly Says
This word is a fascinating relic—it's the more direct, original Latin form that 'flexible' evolved from, making it sound more technical or formal, like how 'flexible' and 'flexile' are cousins in an English word family.
Translations
CACatalà
flexible
flek-si-ble
DADansk
flexibel
flek-si-bel
DEDeutsch
flexibel
flek-si-bel
ELΕλληνικά
καμπύλος
kam-pi-los
ESEspañol
flexible
flek-si-ble
FAفارسی
انعطافپذیر
an-a-ta-fa-paz-hir
FISuomi
joustava
jou-sta-va
FRFrançais
flexible
flek-si-ble
HUMagyar
rughatlan
ru-gha-tlan
IDBahasa Indonesia
fleksibel
flek-si-bel
ITItaliano
flessibile
fles-si-bi-le
MRMR
लवचिकता
lav-chi-ka-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
fleksibel
flek-si-bel
NLNederlands
flexibel
flek-si-bel
NONorsk
flexibel
flek-si-bel
PLPolski
elastyczny
e-las-ty-cz-ny
PTPortuguês
flexível
flek-si-vel
RORomână
flexibil
flek-si-bil
SVSvenska
flexibel
flek-si-bel
SWKiswahili
uunganifu
oo-gan-gi-foo
TAதமிழ்
கிட்டத்தட்ட
kit-tat-tat
TLTL
makapag-adapt
ma-ka-pa-ga-ad-apt
UKУкраїнська
гнучкий
hnyuch-kiy
VITiếng Việt
linh hoạt
linh-hwat
ZUZU
ukuhlakanipha
oo-ku-hla-ka-ni-pha