flexibility
//ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti//
Forms
- Plural
- flexibilities
Definitions
1.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.
- 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.
2.The quality of having options.
- I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4918
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”).
Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.