English-Thai Dictionary

flexible

ADJ ที่ ดัด งอ ได้ โดย ไม่ แตกหัก  ที่ โค้ง งอ ได้  ที่ ยืด หด ได้  pliable elastic inflexible stiff ti-dad-ngo-dai-doi-mai-taek-hak

 

flexible

ADJ ที่ ปรับตัว เข้ากับ สถานการณ์  ยืดหยุ่น  ผ่อน สั้น ผ่อน ยาว  adaptable adjustable inflexible unbending ti-prab-tua-kao-kab-sa-ta-na-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLEXIBLE

a.[L. flexibilis, from flecto, flexi, to bend, plico.] 1. That may be bent; capable of being turned or forced from a straight line or form without breaking; pliant; yielding to pressure; not stiff; as a flexible rod; a flexible plant.
2. Capable of yielding to intreaties, arguments or other moral force; that may be persuaded to compliance; not invincibly rigid; or obstinate; not inexorable.
Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people.
It often denotes, easy or too easy to yield or comply; wavering; inconstant; not firm.
3. Ductile; manageable; tractable; as the tender and flexible minds of youth. Flexible years or time of life, the time when the mind is tractable.
4. That may be turned or accommodated.
This was a principle more flexible to their purpose.

 

FLEXIBLENESS

n. 1. Possibility to be bent or turned from a straight line or form without breaking; easiness to be bent; pliantness; pliancy; flexibility.
2. Facility of mind; readiness to comply or yield; obsequiousness; as the flexibleness of a courtier.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FLEXIBLE

Flex "i *ble, a. Etym: [L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible. ]

 

1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle. When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. Shak.

 

2. Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering. Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. Bacon. Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. Shak.

 

3. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic, ; as, a flexible language. This was a principle more flexible to their purpose. Rogers.

 

Syn. -- Pliant; pliable; supple; tractable; manageable; ductile; obsequious; inconstant; wavering. -- Flex "i *ble *ness, n. -- Flex "i *bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

flexible

flex i ble |ˈfleksəbəl ˈflɛksəbəl | ▶adjective capable of bending easily without breaking: flexible rubber seals. • able to be easily modified to respond to altered circumstances or conditions: flexible forms of retirement. • (of a person ) ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances: you can save money if you're flexible about where your room is located. DERIVATIVES flex i bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin flexibilis, from flectere ‘to bend. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

flexible

flex |ible |ˈflɛksɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective capable of bending easily without breaking: flexible rubber seals. • able to be easily modified to respond to altered circumstances: small businesses which are dependent on flexible working hours. • (of a person ) ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances: you can save money if you're flexible about where your room is located. DERIVATIVES flexibly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin flexibilis, from flectere ‘to bend ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

flexible

flexible adjective 1 flexible tubing: pliable, supple, bendable, pliant, plastic; elastic, stretchy, whippy, springy, resilient, bouncy; informal bendy. ANTONYMS rigid. 2 a flexible arrangement: adaptable, adjustable, variable, versatile, open-ended, open, free. ANTONYMS inflexible. 3 the need to be flexible toward tenants: accommodating, amenable, willing to compromise, cooperative, tolerant, easygoing. ANTONYMS intransigent. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD flexible, elastic, limber, pliable, pliant, resilient, supple If you can bend over and touch your toes, you are flexible. But a dancer or gymnast is limber, an adjective that specifically applies to a body that has been brought into condition through training (to stay limber, she did yoga every day ). Flexible applies to whatever can be bent without breaking, whether or not it returns to its original shape (a flexible plastic hose; a flexible electrical conduit ); it does not necessarily refer, as limber does, to the human body. Unlike flexible, resilient implies the ability to spring back into shape after being bent or compressed, or to recover one's health or spirits quickly (so young and resilient that she was back at work in a week ). Elastic is usually applied to substances or materials that are easy to stretch or expand and that quickly recover their shape or size (pants with an elastic waist ), while supple is applied to whatever is easily bent, twisted, or folded without breaking or cracking (a soft, supple leather ). When applied to the human body, supple suggests the ability to move effortlessly. Pliant and pliable may be used to describe either people or things that are easily bent or manipulated. Pliant suggests a tendency to bend without force or pressure from the outside, while pliable suggests the use of force or submission to another's will. A pliant person is merely adaptable, but a pliable person is easy to influence and eager to please. These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

flexible

flexible adjective 1 the shoe is comfortable and flexible: pliable, supple, easily bent, bendable, pliant, malleable, mouldable, stretchable, workable, limber, ductile, tensile, plastic; elastic, whippy, springy, resilient; informal bendy; rare flexile. ANTONYMS rigid. 2 job sharing and other flexible arrangements: adaptable, adjustable, open-ended, open, open to change, changeable, variable, fluid, versatile. ANTONYMS inflexible. 3 they have accepted the need to be flexible towards tenants: accommodating, adaptable, amenable, biddable, willing to compromise, cooperative, tolerant, forgiving, long-suffering, easy-going. ANTONYMS intransigent.

 

Duden Dictionary

Flexible Response

Fle xi ble Re s ponse, Fle xi ble Res ponse Substantiv, feminin Militär , die |ˈfleksəbl rɪsˈpɔns |die Flexible Response; Genitiv: der Flexible Response englisch = flexible Reaktion (in der strategischen Planung der NATO ) das Sichoffenhalten verschiedener, der jeweiligen Situation angepasster Möglichkeiten des Reagierens auf einen Angriff, das weder zeitlich noch von der Wahl der Mittel her für den Gegner kalkulierbar sein soll

 

French Dictionary

flexible

flexible adj. adjectif 1 Souple, qui peut être plié sans casser. : Une tige flexible. SYNONYME élastique . ANTONYME rigide . 2 figuré Qui s ’adapte facilement. : Un horaire flexible, un caractère flexible. SYNONYME souple .

 

Spanish Dictionary

flexible

flexible adjetivo 1 Que puede ser doblado fácilmente sin que se rompa :los materiales que recuperan la forma original al cesar la fuerza deformadora se llaman cuerpos elásticos o flexibles; la colección de obras completas están impresas en papel biblia y encuadernadas en piel flexible .ANTÓNIMO inflexible, rígido .2 Que se adapta fácilmente a los cambios y a las diversas situaciones o circunstancias :soluciones variadas y flexibles .ANTÓNIMO inflexible .3 Que no cumple con excesivo rigor las normas establecidas y que se adapta o cede fácilmente a las opiniones o criterios de otras personas :tenemos que ser flexibles en lo que se refiere al manejo del presupuesto .ANTÓNIMO inflexible .4 Que es propio o característico de las personas flexibles :un carácter flexible; tiene una moral acomodaticia y flexible .ANTÓNIMO inflexible .5 nombre masculino Cordón de hilos finos de cobre recubierto de una capa aislante, que se utiliza para transmitir la energía eléctrica . VÉASE disco flexible; horario flexible .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

flexible

flex i ble /fléksəb (ə )l /〖flex (曲げることが )able (できる )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人 計画などが 〉 «…において /…について » 柔軟な , 適応性に富んだ , 融通の利く (adaptable ) «in /about » (↔inflexible ); 〈子供などが 〉言うことをきく ▸ You must be more flexible in dealing with the customer .お客様にはもっと柔軟に対応しなさい 2 〈物が 〉曲げやすい, しなやかな (↔inflexible ).fl é x i bly 副詞 柔軟に, しなやかに .