flexibility

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From French flexibilité, from Late Latin flexibilitās, from Latin flectō (“to bend, curve”). Equivalent to flexible + -ity = flex + -ibility.

Flexibility surprising despite vast toughness. — At the mountains of madness, H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
His form was squat and without flexibility. — The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale, Joseph Conrad
Has the infinite flexibility we have given ourselves outpaced social conscience? — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau

flexibleness

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