Definition of flexibility

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Flexibility (n.) The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or of rays of light..

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Iron :: Iron (n.) Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with a rod of iron..
Pliability :: Pliability (n.) The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; as, pliability of disposition..
Suppletive :: Suppleness (n.) The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy.
Tough :: Tough (superl.) Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough..
Inflexibleness :: Inflexibleness (n.) The quality or state of being inflexible; inflexibility; rigidity; firmness.
Catenary :: Catenary (n.) The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line..
Reflexibility :: Reflexibility (n.) The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the reflexibility of the rays of light..
Flexibility :: Flexibility (n.) The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or of rays of light..
Bravura :: Bravura (n.) A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music..
Cheveril :: Cheveril (v. i.) Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility.
Grainer :: Grainer (n.) An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.
Inflexibility :: Inflexibility (n.) The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; firmness of will or purpose; unbending pertinacity; steadfastness; resoluteness; unchangeableness; obstinacy..
Rigidity :: Rigidity (n.) The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness..
Funiliform :: Funiliform (a.) Resembling a cord in toughness and flexibility, as the roots of some endogenous trees..
Litheness :: Litheness (n.) The quality or state of being lithe; flexibility; limberness.
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