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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Flexibility \Flex`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. flexibilitas: cf F. flexibilite.] 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. --Sir I. Newton. All the flexibility of a veteran courtier. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flexibility n 1: the property of being flexible [syn: {flexibleness}] [ant: {inflexibility}] 2: the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement" [ant: {inflexibility}] 3: the trait of being easily persuaded [syn: {tractability}, {tractableness}] [ant: {intractability}]
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