inflexible

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French inflexible, from Latin īnflexibilis. See also in- +‎ flexible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈflɛksəbl̩/
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Adjective

inflexible (comparative more inflexible, superlative most inflexible)

  1. Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
    Synonyms: stiff, rigid, firm, unyielding
  2. Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
  3. Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.
    • 2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “The missing 'Lincs' and the sole survivor”, in Rail, page 58:
      Being so inflexible, the railway was easy prey to road competition, and the arrival of unregulated lorry transport from farm fields to town centres quickly captured all locally generated business.

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Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflexibilis.

Adjective

inflexible (epicene, plural inflexibles)

  1. inflexible

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflexibilis.

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Adjective

inflexible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inflexibles)

  1. inflexible
    Antonym: flexible

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French

Etymology

From in- +‎ flexible.

Adjective

inflexible (plural inflexibles)

  1. inflexible

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Galician

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflexibilis.

Adjective

inflexible m or f (plural inflexibles)

  1. inflexible
    Antonyms: flexible, flexíbel

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflexibilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /infleɡˈsible/
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: in‧fle‧xi‧ble

Adjective

inflexible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inflexibles)

  1. inflexible
    Antonym: flexible

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