Associations to the word «Flexible»

Wiktionary

FLEXIBLE, adjective. Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; not stiff or brittle.
FLEXIBLE, adjective. Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
FLEXIBLE, adjective. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.
FLEXIBLE, noun. (chiefly engineering and manufacturing) Something that is flexible.

Dictionary definition

FLEXIBLE, adjective. Capable of being changed; "flexible schedules".
FLEXIBLE, adjective. Able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches".
FLEXIBLE, adjective. Able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract".
FLEXIBLE, adjective. Bending and snapping back readily without breaking.
FLEXIBLE, adjective. Making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats