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flexibility noun 1. elasticity, pliability, springiness, pliancy, tensility, give (informal) The flexibility of the lens decreases with age. 2. adaptability, openness, versatility, adjustability the flexibility of distance learning 3. complaisance, accommodation, give and take, amenability They should be ready to show some flexibility. Translations flexibility [ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti] n [material, object] → flexibilité f (= adaptability) [person, organization, schedule] → flexibilité f flexibility n (lit) → Biegsamkeit f, → Elastizität f (fig) → Flexibilität f; (of engine) → Elastizität f flexibility [ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → flessibilità, elasticità flexibility [ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → flessibilità, elasticità How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Flexibility of mind, a disposition easily biassed by others, is an attribute which you know I am not very desirous of obtaining; nor has Frederica any claim to the indulgence of her notions at the expense of her mother's inclinations. Arrayed in his blue frock and duck trousers, he was as smart a looking sailor as ever stepped upon a deck; he was singularly small and slightly made, with great flexibility of limb. By the grace of her movements, by the softness and flexibility of her small limbs, and by a certain coyness and reserve of manner, she reminded one of a pretty, half-grown kitten which promises to become a beautiful little cat. |
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