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Flexibility

//ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically. countable, uncountable

    "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. 2
    the quality of being adaptable or variable wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality of having options. countable, uncountable

    "I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast."

  4. 4
    the trait of being easily persuaded wordnet
  5. 5
    the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped wordnet

Etymology

From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“I bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.

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