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- [flek-suh-buh l]
- /ˈflɛk sə bəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flek-suh-buh l]
- /ˈflɛk sə bəl/
Definitions of unflexible word
- adjective unflexible capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler. 1
- adjective unflexible susceptible of modification or adaptation; adaptable: a flexible schedule. 1
- adjective unflexible willing or disposed to yield; pliable: a flexible personality. 1
- noun unflexible a flexible substance or material, as rubber or leather. 1
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Origin of unflexible
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin flexibilis pliant, easily bent. See flex1, -ible
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Parts of speech for Unflexible
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unflexible popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unflexible usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unflexible
adj unflexible
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- buckram — cotton or linen cloth stiffened with size, etc, used in lining or stiffening clothes, bookbinding, etc
- creaky — A creaky object creaks when it moves.
- do or die — reflecting or characterized by an irrevocable decision to succeed at all costs; desperate; all-out: a do-or-die attempt to halt the invaders.
- hard as nails — tough, durable
adjective unflexible
- annealed — Simple past tense and past participle of anneal.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
- impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
- inductile — not ductile; not pliable or yielding.
Antonyms for unflexible
adj unflexible
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- doughy — of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
adjective unflexible
- elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
- nonresistant — not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
- yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
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