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FLEXIBLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being adaptable or variable
Example:
he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement
Synonyms:
flexibility; flexibleness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("flexibleness" is a kind of...):
adaptability (the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flexibleness"):
wiggle room (flexibility of interpretation or of options)
Derivation:
flexible (capable of being changed)
flexible (making or willing to make concessions)
flexible (able to adjust readily to different conditions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
Synonyms:
flexibility; flexibleness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("flexibleness" is a kind of...):
malleability; plasticity (the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flexibleness"):
bendability; pliability (the property of being easily bent without breaking)
whip ((golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club)
Derivation:
flexible (bending and snapping back readily without breaking)
flexible (able to flex; able to bend easily)
