flexibility
- 1The ability to bend or stretch easily, or to change plans without much trouble.
Like a young tree branch that bends in the wind instead of snapping.
The flexibility of the rubber band lets it stretch around the whole box.
Daily stretching slowly improved the flexibility in her legs.
Similarversatility, suppleness, pliability
Oppositerigidity, stiffness, inflexibility
- 2Having different choices, so you can decide what works best for you.
Like having several roads to the same place, so you pick the one that suits you.
Working from home gives me the flexibility to plan my own day.
Buying a season pass offers more flexibility than booking single tickets.
Similarlatitude, leeway, freedom, scope, choice
Oppositerigidity, inflexibility, constraint
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Origin
It came from French, based on a Latin word flectō meaning 'I bend'.