flexibilityn.

Brit.

/ˌflɛksᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌflɛksəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Etymology: < French flexibilité, < Latin flexibilitāt-em , < flexibilis : see flexible adj. and n. and -ity suffix.

The quality of being flexible.

a. Capability of being bent; pliancy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun]

pliantnessa1398

bowablenessc1475

limberness1565

bowingness1580

pliableness1581

suppleness1584

flexibility1616

pliancy1632

flexure1651

flexility1660

pliability1725

compliancy1793

facility1853

yieldiness1857

whippiness1881

bonelessness1928

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Flexibilitie, aptnes to bend.

1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 359 Smaller Tents must not be put in, because of their flexibility.

1796 H. Brougham in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 234 The parts of light differ in flexibility.

1859–60 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. ii. ii. 234 That strength and flexibility of limb..by which a man excels in manly games.

†b. The quality of yielding to pressure. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > elasticity > yieldingness

cession1626

cessibility1644

yielding1665

flexibility1677

yieldingness1802

1677 A. Horneck Great Law Consideration (1704) vi. 339 When this air yields to all gross bodies, and lets them pass without opposition..In that flexibility, thou mayest see the sinfulness of thy inexorable temper.

a. Susceptibility of modification or alteration; capacity for ready adaptation to various purposes or conditions; freedom from stiffness or rigidity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [noun] > ability to be useful in several ways

flexibility1783

versatility1802

adaptableness1833

adaptability1845

polychresty1889

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > capability of

adaptability1661

flexibility1783

elasticity1801

adaptiveness1815

adaptableness1833

adaptivity1840

adjustability1849

1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. ix. 175 The flexibility of a Language, or its power of accommodation to different styles and manners.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 54 It has not that softness and flexibility, which are found in other languages.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) II. xi. 46 The flexibility necessary for a continual adaptation to altered circumstances.

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. ii. 49 Flexibility of intelligence.

1871 W. Markby Elem. Law §59 Its [judiciary law's] only advantage—that of flexibility or capacity of being adapted to any new combination of circumstances that may arise.

1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) x. v. 392 Men of exceptional power and exceptional flexibility.

1961 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 19 Oct. 176/1 The principle of flexibility in fixing stipends within scales.

1962 Listener 29 Mar. 540/2 It follows then, doesn't it, that a civil defence programme is not meant primarily to add to the flexibility of American strategy?

b. Of the voice or fingers: Capacity for free, rapid, and varied execution or delivery. Also plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > flexibility

flexibility1795

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > digit > finger > [noun] > flexibility of

flexibility1795

1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music ii. 134 It required no flexibility of throat.

1807 tr. C. A. G. Goede Stranger in Eng. II. 218 Mrs. Siddons possesses all the flexibilities of tone.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 191 A flexibility of voice and an appropriateness of gesture.

1848 E. F. Rimbault First Bk. Pianoforte 43 When the fingers of the right hand have acquired some degree of flexibility.

3. Readiness to yield to influence or persuasion, pliancy of mind or disposition. Const. to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > persuadability

easinessa1619

persuasibilitya1631

persuasiblenessa1660

flexibility1703

persuadableness1741

persuadability1796

manipulability1967

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy

correspondence1530

suppleness?1570

pliantness1578

appliableness1587

correspondency1587

flexibleness1623

complacence1626

complacency1651

complaisance1651

pliancy1663

compliance1667

compliableness1684

flexibility1703

complaisancy1710

compliancy1765

pliability1768

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 262 The flexibility and instability of that Gentleman's nature, not being then understood.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 162. ⁋6 Flexibility to his present humour.

1772 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. I. 162 The flexibility, as we may call it, of a child.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	flexibility
释义	flexibilityn. Brit. /ˌflɛksᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌflɛksəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Etymology: < French flexibilité, < Latin flexibilitāt-em , < flexibilis : see flexible adj. and n. and -ity suffix. The quality of being flexible. 1. a. Capability of being bent; pliancy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] pliantnessa1398 bowablenessc1475 limberness1565 bowingness1580 pliableness1581 suppleness1584 flexibility1616 pliancy1632 flexure1651 flexility1660 pliability1725 compliancy1793 facility1853 yieldiness1857 whippiness1881 bonelessness1928 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Flexibilitie, aptnes to bend. 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 359 Smaller Tents must not be put in, because of their flexibility. 1796 H. Brougham in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 234 The parts of light differ in flexibility. 1859–60 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. ii. ii. 234 That strength and flexibility of limb..by which a man excels in manly games. †b. The quality of yielding to pressure. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > elasticity > yieldingness cession1626 cessibility1644 yielding1665 flexibility1677 yieldingness1802 1677 A. Horneck Great Law Consideration (1704) vi. 339 When this air yields to all gross bodies, and lets them pass without opposition..In that flexibility, thou mayest see the sinfulness of thy inexorable temper. 2. a. Susceptibility of modification or alteration; capacity for ready adaptation to various purposes or conditions; freedom from stiffness or rigidity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [noun] > ability to be useful in several ways flexibility1783 versatility1802 adaptableness1833 adaptability1845 polychresty1889 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > capability of adaptability1661 flexibility1783 elasticity1801 adaptiveness1815 adaptableness1833 adaptivity1840 adjustability1849 1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. ix. 175 The flexibility of a Language, or its power of accommodation to different styles and manners. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 54 It has not that softness and flexibility, which are found in other languages. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) II. xi. 46 The flexibility necessary for a continual adaptation to altered circumstances. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. ii. 49 Flexibility of intelligence. 1871 W. Markby Elem. Law §59 Its [judiciary law's] only advantage—that of flexibility or capacity of being adapted to any new combination of circumstances that may arise. 1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) x. v. 392 Men of exceptional power and exceptional flexibility. 1961 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 19 Oct. 176/1 The principle of flexibility in fixing stipends within scales. 1962 Listener 29 Mar. 540/2 It follows then, doesn't it, that a civil defence programme is not meant primarily to add to the flexibility of American strategy? b. Of the voice or fingers: Capacity for free, rapid, and varied execution or delivery. Also plural. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > flexibility flexibility1795 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > digit > finger > [noun] > flexibility of flexibility1795 1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music ii. 134 It required no flexibility of throat. 1807 tr. C. A. G. Goede Stranger in Eng. II. 218 Mrs. Siddons possesses all the flexibilities of tone. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 191 A flexibility of voice and an appropriateness of gesture. 1848 E. F. Rimbault First Bk. Pianoforte 43 When the fingers of the right hand have acquired some degree of flexibility. 3. Readiness to yield to influence or persuasion, pliancy of mind or disposition. Const. to. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > persuadability easinessa1619 persuasibilitya1631 persuasiblenessa1660 flexibility1703 persuadableness1741 persuadability1796 manipulability1967 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy correspondence1530 suppleness?1570 pliantness1578 appliableness1587 correspondency1587 flexibleness1623 complacence1626 complacency1651 complaisance1651 pliancy1663 compliance1667 compliableness1684 flexibility1703 complaisancy1710 compliancy1765 pliability1768 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 262 The flexibility and instability of that Gentleman's nature, not being then understood. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 162. ⁋6 Flexibility to his present humour. 1772 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. I. 162 The flexibility, as we may call it, of a child. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1616
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